By Christina Carrega Black Americans are incarcerated in state prisons at nearly five times the rate of White Americans, according to aĀ new report by The Sentencing Project. The report found that one in 81 Black adults per 100,000 people in the United States is serving time in a state prison, using data and projections from
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By Howard University Newsroom Mechanical engineering seniorĀ Cheikh BadianeĀ from theĀ Howard University chapter ofĀ Engineers Without BordersĀ joined community organizations to celebrate theĀ Garden of EdenĀ project in the cityās Ward 8 community ā a series of raised garden beds enhancing the accessibility of gardening for seniors and those with limited mobility. Known as the Garden of Eden, theĀ Allen Chapel AMEĀ site
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By BreneĀ Carrington BGE announced, last week, partnerships with Coppin State University, Bowie State University, and Morgan State University to award scholarships to full-time STEM majors from its communities. Each school will receive grant funding of $200,000 in 2021 to provide funding for $10,000 scholarships to 15 āBGE Scholars.ā āThese scholarships are a critical tool to
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By Madeline Holcombe, A group of students and educators has filed a complaint challenging an Oklahoma law that restricts teaching about race and gender,Ā in what theĀ American Civil Liberties UnionĀ calls the firstĀ federal lawsuitĀ to challenge such a statewide ban. The suit — backed by the ACLU, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Oklahoma state
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By Bruce C.T. Wright, A group of Howard University students has taken over a campus building in an effort to amplify their demands for change in multiple areas at the historically Black college in the nationās capital. The sit-in began on Tuesday and was continuing as of Wednesday morning after students spent the night in
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By Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak and Fredreka Schouten, The White House is under mounting pressure to get results on voting rights legislation, but sources tell CNN the Biden administration still isn’t ready to try to jam it through the Senate by force — even thoughĀ the Senate’s latest voting billĀ is expected to falter yet again on
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By Manu Raju, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, President Joe BidenĀ informed House progressives Tuesday afternoon thatĀ the final bill to expand the social safety netĀ is expected to drop tuition-free community college, a major White House priority, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. And the President discussed a $1.75 to $1.9 trillion price tag for
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By Madeline Holcombe, Booster protectionĀ in the US could soon expand to a much broader population, as a source says the US government likely will soon recommend them to people as young as 40 who received either Moderna or Pfizer’sĀ Covid-19Ā vaccine. “I believe it will happen,” the source familiar with the plan told CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen, adding
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By Leah Asmelash, There was a time, not too long ago, when many people could only name one, maybe two, poets — often a long-dead White man named William Shakespeare, Robert Frost or Walt Whitman. In recent years, though, a shift has occurred. Amanda Gorman, after reading herĀ striking poemĀ at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January,
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By Fisk University Press, Fisk University announces the release of a limited-edition commemorative book, Heritage & Honor: 150 Year Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The Fisk Jubilee Singersā storied history and evolution since its inception in 1871 is deeply woven into the fabric of the African American experience. Their story of hope, resilience, and
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