By Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a major dilemma: September 27 — the day she promised a vote onĀ a trillion-dollar infrastructure dealĀ that passed the Senate last month — is fast approaching. But no matter how she maneuvers from now until then, a new problem emerges. If, by that date,
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By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, The Democratic chairman of the House Select Committee investigatingĀ the deadly January 6 attack on the US CapitolĀ said Monday that the panel could start issuing subpoenas to companies and individuals who have not cooperated with records requests “within a week.” “We will probably as a committee issue subpoenas either to
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By Maegan Vazquez, President Joe Biden on Tuesday is set to deliver his firstĀ speech to the United Nations General AssemblyĀ since taking office, where he’s expected to present his long-term vision for the global community, defend the withdrawal from Afghanistan and emphasize the importance of reestablishing alliances. Biden’s appearanceĀ at the assembly in New YorkĀ comes as he
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By UNCF, Currently, 25% of African American graduates with STEM degrees come from HBCUs. Amidst changing policies, initiatives and trends in education, it can become difficult to keep track of progress. This is why, when it comes to the state of HBCUs nationwide, the numbers come in handy. Here, weāve collected some facts and figures
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By Aaliyah Butler, WASHINGTONĀ āĀ Howard University Department of Media, Journalism and FilmĀ will host āPower Players Behind the Scenesā career panel event, in collaboration withĀ NBCU Sports and NBCUĀ Academy, onĀ September 16Ā at 5:00 p.m. EST via Zoom.Ā This event willĀ lead up to the Truth & Service Classic between Howard and Hampton University.Ā The career panel event isĀ open to the Howard community
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By Marianne Garvey, Anthony “AJ” Johnson, an actor and comedian best known for his performance as Ezal in “Friday,” has died, his representative LyNea Bell told CNN Monday. He was 55. “The world of Comedy has truly been shaken, again. Our BH Talent family is heartbroken about the loss of the iconic legend of stage
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By Holmes Lybrand, So far, 2021 is on pace to be the worst year for gun violence in decades, surpassing even the high levels last year. According to the Gun Violence Archive, from January 1 to September 15, a total of 14,516 people died from gun violence in the US. That’s 1,300 more than during
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By Leah Asmelash, Though they go by different names, almost every major streaming service has some type of “Black film” collection, often promoted during the month of February or, during 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests, in the summer. These collections mainly act as an exhibit for the Black movie titles the streamer already has, and
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By Sandra Gonzalez, It’s a night of ru-bilation for RuPaul. The legendary television figure, whose full name is RuPaul Charles, on Sunday night made Emmy history by becoming theĀ most-awarded person of colorĀ in the show’s history with 11 wins. The previous record holder was cinematographer Donald A. Morgan, according to theĀ Los Angeles Times. The latest award
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By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an oven. As she ran a frozen water bottle across her forehead and arms, Scott told CNN her air conditioning broke 10 days earlier and had not yet been fixed. “The
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