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Jae Stephens, shown during her performance, delivers captivating vocals while wearing her preferred Y2K inspired attire. (Misha Benard-Lucien/HUNewsService)

Entertainment·Music·Variety

From “SELLOUT” To Stand Out: Jae Stephens’ Concert Makes Waves in DC

April 14, 2026

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Under the fluorescent lights of the Songbyrd Music House, Jae Stephens graced the stage for the third show of her latest tour. The vivacious singer, who blurs…

Commentary·Entertainment·Health·Opinion·Sports

The Cost of Vulnerability: How Sports Media Navigates Pain, Profit and Responsibility

April 14, 2026

Community·Courts·News·Politics·Supreme Court

Supreme Court Examines Jury Bias Claims in Pitchford v. Cain

April 9, 2026

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Take Note: Telling Our Stories

April 7, 2026

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Outside the room where Power Readers mentors and students gather each week at Thomson Elementary School. (Photo: Faith Harper/HUNewsService.com)

Non-Profit Organization Addresses Literacy Gaps in D.C. Schools

Automated traffic enforcement speed camera on Kenilworth Avenue NE southbound (Photo: Keith Golden Jr./ HU News Service)

Policy Group Steps In as Cities Drown in Traffic Enforcement Debt

Anthony Antrum-Frank assisting his grandson at Prince George’s County Police Athletic League Connect Boxing practice. (Photo: Taylor Swinton/HUNewsService.com)

Police Athletic League Uses Sports to Reduce Juvenile Crime in Prince George’s County

The founder of Move-In Day Mafia, Teej Mercer (L), and a scholar of the organization, Alexis Rodriguez (R), pose for a picture in Rodriguez’s newly decorated dorm room at Howard University. (Photo courtesy of LaTerra Wise)

Non-Profit Organization Helps Former Foster Care Youth Move-In to HBCUs

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Audio·Multimedia·Podcast

Take Note: Culture and Controversy

Mental health and brain injuries in the NFL; bummed-out Barbz; and running back the drama on Tyra Banks. Welcome to the Take Note podcast…

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D.C. Cherry Blossoms are in their peak. Here are the best places to see them.

April 13, 2026

Redefining Realities: The Supreme Court Hears Trump v. Barbara Oral Arguments

April 2, 2026

The Covid Effect: How Essential Workers are Faring Five Years Later

April 1, 2026

Go Fly A Kite: The Blossom Kite Festival highlights Cherry Blossom Festivities in DC

April 1, 2026

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Through the Wire: Kanye West’s Apology Is Still Striking a Nerve Amid ‘Bully’ Rollout

The artist formerly known as Kanye West has been juggling the much-anticipated rollout of his “Bully” album next week along with lawsuits, court appearances over a renovation dispute and an apology tour…

March 17, 2026

Guardian Caps in Football: Why Aren’t They Popular?

March 1, 2026

Rondale Moore’s Death Renews Focus on Mental Health in the NFL

February 26, 2026

Is This Smize Giving Me the Crazy Eye?

February 24, 2026

Howard University Students Weigh In on Hollywood’s Skinny Embrace

February 24, 2026

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More Than an Athlete: Angel Reese and the New Face of Black Femininity

April 14, 2026

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From Doubt to Dominance: Elliot Cadeau’s Championship Redemption at Michigan

April 10, 2026

The Student Storyteller Powering Howard Football’s Digital Rise

November 26, 2025

Rhythms and Threads: How Gen Z is Remixing Music and Fashion Nostalgia Into Modern Identity

November 25, 2025

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Supreme Court Examines Bankruptcy Disclosure Rules in Keathley Case

April 14, 2026

No Kings Since 1776: The DC “No Kings” Protest is Back and Twice as Large

April 1, 2026

Birthright Citizenship on Trial: What’s at Stake in Trump v. Barbara

April 1, 2026

Variety

From “SELLOUT” To Stand Out: Jae Stephens’ Concert Makes Waves in DC

April 14, 2026

More Than an Athlete: Angel Reese and the New Face of Black Femininity

April 14, 2026

The Cost of Vulnerability: How Sports Media Navigates Pain, Profit and Responsibility

April 14, 2026

Politics

‘Don’t Get Mad. Shut the Door.’ — Bishop William Barber II and Joy Reid Discuss ‘Political Vampires’

March 29, 2026

Sanctuary Campus Debate Intensifies as Students Return From Spring Break

March 23, 2026

What to Know Before Wednesday’s Supreme Court Hearing in Flowers Foods Inc. v. Brock

March 20, 2026

Campus

Kenneth Blakeney Coaching More Than the Sport for HU Men’s Basketball Program

March 23, 2026

Black Press Day: Tradition, Technology and Rising Talent

March 22, 2026

The Audacity to Tell Our Own Stories

March 21, 2026

Special projects

Through Floodwaters and Fear: A Mother’s Katrina Survival

December 19, 2025

Howard Professors Discuss ‘Erasing Black History’ at MediaFest25

October 24, 2025

20 Years After Katrina: Have FEMA’s Changed Policies Worked?

September 7, 2025

Sports

The Comeback From A Setback

April 14, 2026

Opportunity vs. Inequality in the New Reality of NIL

April 7, 2026

A Historic Final Four

April 3, 2026