https://hunewsservice.com Your Neighborhood. Your Nation. Your News! Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:02:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://hunewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-407787_352128264798897_1461219382_n-1-32x32.jpg https://hunewsservice.com 32 32 https://hunewsservice.com/variety/entertainment/celebrating-50-years-of-the-intersectionality-between-women-and-hip-hop/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:10:59 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=17306 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and heightened national recognition and discourse about the evolution of the genre.   One might think of the culturally innovative underground disc jockeys, or the masters of ceremonies (MC’s) of the ‘90s and ‘2000s. Others might picture rap legends fitted in loose clothing and oversized jewelry. Some of these depictions might even be women.  Originating in the Bronx, New York, hip-hop has notoriously served as an empire for creative storytelling and social justice, as seen by artists such as N.W.A., Tupac, and Kendrick Lamar. Deeply rooted in diversity and intersectionality, the inclusive genre quickly]]> https://hunewsservice.com/features/black-women/marching-on-washington-and-continuing-to-break-the-silence-of-women/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:21:53 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=15832 By Ebenezer Nkunda and Madison Pina Howard University News Service Sixty years and generations later, women have taken center stage in the Civil Rights Movement, standing prominently at the microphone on Saturday to commemorate the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. But they were largely invisible in the same place at the Lincoln Memorial for the original march on August 28, 1963. On that day, female leaders walked down Independence Avenue alongside the wives of the male leaders — not to separate themselves from the men walking down Pennsylvania Avenue, but showcase themselves as architects and organizers of the]]> https://hunewsservice.com/politics/a-nation-divided-new-york-passes-controversial-abortion-rights-measure/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:27:32 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=7555     The abortion debate is one of the most controversial issues facing the country. On the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling which legalized abortion, the state of New York passed the Reproductive Health Act, one of the strongest abortion rights measures in the U.S. Supporters say the law is needed in the event the High Court reverses the landmark decision. NewsVision reporter Sabrina Shanghie has reaction from Washington.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/mother-daughters-protest-during-womens-march/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:21:14 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/mother-daughters-protest-during-womens-march/ Thousands Demonstrate During Second Women’s March All photo by Amiyah King, HUNS: Hundreds of mothers brought  their daughters to the annual Women's March to emphasize the importance of using your voice as a tool for chance.  BALTIMORE —As thousands gathered in demonstration for the annual Women’s March in Baltimore, tucked inside the crowd was a special subset of those advocating for change, hundreds of little girls being introduced to the important process of demanding their rights by their mothers.  For them, it was a Girls Day Out  Kayla and Kate Tingly stand together as a mother daughter duo fighting against the inequalities]]> https://hunewsservice.com/elections/election-2016/women-look-to-make-presidential-history/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:48:42 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/women-look-to-make-presidential-history/ Presidential Election 2016     WASHINGTON — The nomination of Hillary Clinton for the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party marked a pivotal point in the United States democratic process. For the first time in United States history, a woman is only votes away from leading the country. Clinton, a Democrat, is the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major political party. She has received a lot of criticism but a generous amount of support along her journey. Women across the world have banded together to support Clinton because many believe that she is an advocate for women]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/state-local/dressing-ward-four-women-for-success/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 11:08:37 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/dressing-ward-four-women-for-success/ https://hunewsservice.com/news/caucus-explores-black-women-behind-bars-2/ Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:46:59 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/caucus-explores-black-women-behind-bars-2/ Prison Reform A diverse array of femal criminal justice experts cslled for changes to the system at CBC. Photo by Brelaun Douglas WASHINGTON — Darlene Mathis-Gardner is part of what some say is a shocking statistic.  Mathis-Gardner, who served 13 months in federal prison,  is part of the 800 percent increase in the number of African-American woman being locked up in America over the past 30 years. And like so many of those women, most convicted of non-violent offenses, Mathis-Gardner suffered from many of the afflictions associated with incarceration – shame, family dissolution, employment difficulties, mental issues and more. Mathis-Gardner]]>