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‘Empathy Is Hard to Find in the Big House’ — A Howard Student Fears SNAP Cuts Ahead of the Holidays

by Matthew Bluford
November 12, 2025
As the government shutdown continues, the clock is ticking for thousands of college students whose next meal depends on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Among them is Howard University senior…
Adamn Killa surrounded by crowd of students at the Flagpole on the Yard. (Photo: Bamidele Aina/HUNewsService.com)

Adamn Killa’s Unexpected Pop-Out Sparks Large Crowd on The Yard at Howard

October 12, 2025

Supreme Court Weighs Free Speech and Harm in Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban

October 8, 2025

Promises and Realities: Hurricane Katrina’s Lasting Effects on Displaced Residents in Atlanta           

August 29, 2025

Katrina’s Other Coast: Mississippi 20 Years After the Storm 

August 28, 2025
Health·State & Local

DC UrbanGreens Provides Healthy Produce to Underprivileged Communities

April 11, 2019
by Victoria Walker
On a chilly Friday morning, Taboris Robinson walks into the grow room and checks the soil,…
Beauty·Business·Features·News·Off-campus·State & Local

Friends Create Beauty Brand To Serve Women Of Color

April 3, 2019
by Mark Beckford
By Kaylan Ware, Howard University News Service Best friends Kimberly Smith and Amaya Smith met around…
Health

A Jamaican Chef and Her Taste of the American Dream

March 23, 2019
by Victoria Walker
A constant pitter-patter of rain thumped against the glass storefront window, as the wind hissed at…
Health

A Homeless Shelter In Ward 3 Making Strides to End Homelessness

March 20, 2019
by Victoria Walker
The goal of Friendship Place is to give people experiencing homelessness or those at risk of…
Health

ANC 5B Meeting Introduces Phase II of New EMS Policy

March 20, 2019
by Victoria Walker
The St. John’s Grand Lodge is an old community hall space with blue and white tiles…
Health·Washington D.C.

‘It’s Good Quality’: Northeast D.C. Indian Restaurant The Dream Of Two Immigrants

March 6, 2019
by Victoria Walker
INDIGO. It’s a blend of the words Indian Food on the Go, just like how owners…
Health

Authentic Jamaican Eatery Thrives In A D.C. Food Desert

March 5, 2019
by Greer Jackson
Ask the average person to name the first Jamaican food that they think of, and the…
Health·Politics·Video

A Nation Divided? New York Passes Controversial Abortion Rights Measure

February 27, 2019
by Jennifer Thomas
The abortion debate is one of the most controversial issues facing the country. On…
Health·State & Local

Poverty in D.C. And The Organization Helping to Combat It

February 7, 2019
by Victoria Walker
Beside grand monuments, cherry blossoms, and the glistening Potomac exists a society largely hidden from the…
Health

A Local Scientific Assists Government With Flu Season Advisories

December 5, 2018
by Victoria Walker
After last year’s deadly flu season claimed the lives of 80,000 people and was classified…
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