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A Dance Party at the Edge of Disaster

A Dance Party at the Edge of Disaster

by Eli Kronenberg | Nov 7, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – As a big screen at Vice President Kamala Harris’ election-night gathering at Howard University showed Jake Tapper announcing CNN’s call of North Carolina for former President Donald Trump, a smattering of boos rang out. Seconds later, Tapper and his CNN...
Biden calls for unity, peaceful transition in post-election speech

Biden calls for unity, peaceful transition in post-election speech

by Coby Potischman | Nov 7, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

President Joe Biden promised a peaceful transfer of power in a brief speech from the Rose Garden on Thursday, after an election that saw Vice President Kamala Harris decisively defeated by former President Donald Trump. “For over 200 years, America has carried on the...
Harris delivers hopeful message for young supporters in concession speech

Harris delivers hopeful message for young supporters in concession speech

by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 7, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – In her presidential concession speech at Howard University Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed young people about the future—and many were eager to listen.  For Alice Still, a 20-year-old political science student at American University,...
“We’ve Been Desensitized”: At HBCUs, Life Goes On Amid Bomb Threats

“We’ve Been Desensitized”: At HBCUs, Life Goes On Amid Bomb Threats

by Grace Deng | Feb 22, 2022 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON—At 3 a.m. on the first day of Black History Month, Spelman College, an Atlanta-based HBCU, received its second bomb threat of the year. Six hours later, Spelman junior Sophia Parker found out about the threat through an email sent by the school. At noon,...
Howard University student sit-in continues into 2nd week

Howard University student sit-in continues into 2nd week

by Rayna Song | Oct 21, 2021 | Education

WASHINGTON – More than 100 students have been sleeping inside and outside the Blackburn University Center at Howard University, demanding student representation and better housing conditions. The sit-in started after the self-titled “Blackburn takeover...
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