Black Lives Matter, Education, Fact-Checks, For the Record, HBCUs, News, Politics and Government / January 8, 2024 Student Loan System Causes Unequal Burdens for Black Student Borrowers, Makes Them Prey for Predatory Lending Tactics

By: Amber Smith Several years after leaving Morgan State University with a major in physical education, Marcus Dumorin found himself grappling with repaying his $55,000 student loan debt while handling monthly obligations, including caring for his young daughter and sick mother.   His monthly payments had reached as high as $600, an insurmountable challenge given his...

Black Lives Matter, Fact-Checks, For the Record, News, Social Justice / January 8, 2024 Culture Remains in Barry Farms after Forced Gentrification

By Autumn Coleman, Jakeria Haynes and Hunter Stevens Today, like every day for the past 10 years residents of Barry Farms are being pushed out. The Barry Farms neighborhood is located in Southeast Washington, D.C. – which to D.C. natives is known as “east of the river.”. The neighborhood originated as a development established by...

Fact-Checks, For the Record, HBCUs, News / May 1, 2023 Amid a Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Plan, Some Local Residents Fear Howard’s Contribution to Gentrification

By: Jasper Smith, Badi Cross, Daniel Young, Victoria Greer  The Yard and Douglass Hall (Kennedi Armour/The Hilltop) Customers who walk into Blue Nile Botanicals on Georgia Avenue are often met with the burning smell of sage and incense before being greeted by Ramon Thompson, who works behind the counter bagging and selling herbs, spices and...

Education, Fact-Checks, HBCUs, News, Quick Hits / April 28, 2023 The Reality of Student Loan Debt for Undergraduate Students

By: Latia Cook, student writer     President Joe Biden’s plan to combat student loans has been a huge topic recently due to the majority of Americans owing thousands in student loans.   Student loans are the highest loans for the majority of Americans next to car loans.  Rising tuition and the cost of borrowing, which has...

Music, Quick Hits / April 28, 2023 The Power of Music

By: Quam Odunsi, student writer Vanessa Luna is a twenty-one-year-old aspiring musical artist based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Luna got their first piece of musical equipment when she was six years old, a ukulele bought by her father. She remembers performing in front of her family a lot as a child. Her love for music grew...

Fact-Checks, For the Record, Music, Quick Hits / April 28, 2023 Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment Change Live Music Experience  for Concert go-ers

By: Mekala Seme, student writer Eboni Brown was ecstatic when she secured pre-sale tickets to attend SZA’s “SOS” tour show at the Capital One Area in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 26. As an avid concert go-er, the North Carolina native and Howard University student has become a master at securing concert tickets using the infamous...

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Should African Americans Receive Reparations?

Blacks continue to be the least wealthy race in America. According to a 2013 study by the Pew Research, white wealth was 13 times that of black wealth. Human rights activists with the United Nations say slavery is to blame for the plight of African Americans. So Truth Be Told, do African Americans deserve reparations? Here’s what…

Enduring Myths: The Willie Lynch Letter
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Enduring Myths: The Willie Lynch Letter

Welcome to our first installment of the “Enduring Myths” series. The series will examine myths by and about African Americans that have persisted for years. In this first installment, we examine the so-called “Willie Lynch Letter.” The letter is allegedly from a speech that was given by Willie Lynch, a British slave owner, in 1712…

Mental Illness is for White People?
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Mental Illness is for White People?

Imagine a 4-year-old girl playing on a Harlem playground. She’s laughing and having a great time in the beauty of a warm summer afternoon. Then, all of a sudden, she is hit by a stray bullet. The innocent little girl collapses to the ground and cries. She’s rushed to the emergency room where the bullet…

Does Filming the Police Drive a Wedge Between Cops and Blacks?
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Does Filming the Police Drive a Wedge Between Cops and Blacks?

James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, gave a speech before the International Association of Chiefs of Police in late October, telling the group that those filming the police were “driving a wedge between African-American communities and law enforcement.” It’s an interesting statement since Comey is part of the Obama administration, which has called…

Is D.C. Still the Chocolate City?
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Is D.C. Still the Chocolate City?

  Washington, D.C., was one of the blackest cities in the United States during the 1970s. The population of African Americans peaked at 71.1 percent, and everyone from residents to radio personalities began calling it the “Chocolate City.” Parliament even released an album and single titled “Chocolate City” as a tribute to the nation’s capital…

Can Ben Carson Help GOP Attract Black Voters?
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Can Ben Carson Help GOP Attract Black Voters?

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson launched a new radio campaign last week — featuring a Carson-inspired rap, meant to grow his appeal among African-American voters, according to his campaign. The $150,000 advertisement, interspersed with rhymes from rapper Aspiring Mogul and bits from Carson’s stump speech, will air for two weeks in eight urban markets. The…

Does Planned Parenthood Have a Strategic Plan for Black Genocide?
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Does Planned Parenthood Have a Strategic Plan for Black Genocide?

The Center for Medical Progress (CMP), an anti-abortion group, leaked deceptively edited videos earlier this summer that showcased Planned Parenthood employees speaking in offhand conversation about the selling of fetal tissue. The video series depicts months of conversation between undercover CMP employees and Planned Parenthood staff. The video series has in return added more fuel to…

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