Follow the Money: How Are Schools Keeping Up with the Transfer Portal By Jeff Jones Blake Harper’s decision to transfer from Howard University after a standout freshman season sent shockwaves through college basketball. The MEAC Rookie of the Year and MVP, Harper’s departure wasn’t just about a player moving on; it highlighted the massive shifts…
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Truth be Told: DEI Compilation
The Effects of Target’s Policy Changes on Minority-Owned Businesses and Consumers Outside of a Target building. Photo by Shabaz Usmani on Unsplash By Myla S. Roundy and Kailey Butler Since January, Target’s stock market has been on a sharp decline. The large retailer officially ended much of their diversity, equity and inclusion-related programs, including their…
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Misinformation Surrounds Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Amid Vaccine Speculation
New York Times Credit Dylan Buell/Getty Images By Sean Mitchell WASHINGTON – On Jan. 2, 2023, during a Monday Night Football game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after making a tackle and suffered cardiac arrest. Medical personnel administered CPR, and he was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The incident…
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Who is responsible for restoring TikTok: Former President Joe Biden or President Donald Trump?
TikTok expressed that President Trump and his efforts are the reason that the app is restored in the United States, giving no credit to then President Biden. (ABC News) By Madison Maynard WASHINGTON – After TikTok was banned and then restored within 24 hours between Jan. 18–19, the company released a statement thanking then-President-elect Donald…
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Election 2024: Local Candidates are the Foundation for Major Systemic Changes
By: Kennedi Bryant Crowd waves American flags at Election Watch Party on Howard University’s Yard (Photo Credit/Kennedi Bryant) Election season buzzes through every corner of Howard University’s campus on Nov. 5. Students who are first-time voters are filled with anticipation, to contribute to something bigger than themselves and make an impact. While many students envision…
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Election 2024: New Struggles of the Middle Class
By: Damenica Ellis Image Credit: Canva Todd Steven Burroughs, 56, is getting two free turkeys this holiday season, not for Thanksgiving or Christmas but to freeze for the coming months. This is the first time he is afraid he may not be able to afford his monthly groceries in the months to come. In past…
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Donald Trump Spreads False Information on the Wrongful Imprisonment of the Central Park Five
By Damenica Ellis Michael Nagle/The New York Times/Redux (L-R) Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, and Korey Wise, all of whom served prison sentences after being wrongly convicted in the Central Park jogger case, pictured in New York in 2012. During the 2024 presidential debate, on Sept. 10, Donald Trump made false statements…
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The 13/50 Myth
By: Badi Cross, student reporter Since the inception of this country, and especially after its federal elimination of slavery, the United States has painted Black people into the stereotype of being naturally predisposed to being violent criminals. Countless examples from the media, government and law enforcement of this mass defamation of an entire race have…
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A Fellow Bison’s Death and Its Impact on Family Members and the HU Community
By: Tiasia Saunders, Editor-in-Chief of TBT Tiffany Ahianor’s high school graduation picture. Photos Courtesy of Nathalie Ahianor-Kongo and Jasmine Jones Tiffany Ahianor was an outgoing and caring 20-year-old psychology major at Howard University. She committed suicide on Nov. 21, 2021, and her family members and friends are still grappling with it. “You would have had…
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Blackfishing or Black Empowerment?
Black Businesses in an Era of Racial Reckoning By Chanel Cain, Corinne Dorsey, Cory Utsey, Donovan Thomas, Gregory Smith, Jr., Ryan Thomas, Brittney Dezwaan Isaac Welch, Taniyah Keve Podcast: Briana Alvarado, Braxton Babb, Karla Dozier, Robyn Evans, Hadiya Presswood, Jarius Wells, Justin Palmer Black consumers are impacting brands and corporations in unprecedented ways in 2021…