Five years after the death of civil rights leader John Lewis, a group of demonstrators gathered Thursday in downtown Dallas to honor his legacy while also protesting the policies of President Donald Trump.

When the water began to rise July 4 in Hunt, a community in western Kerr County at the heart of the Texas Hill Country, RJ and Annie Harber tried to act fast.

Shortly before dawn Friday, the Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet in 45 minutes, uprooting trees, mangling roads and tearing apart the lives of dozens of families.

WASHINGTON — The ongoing United States v. Skrmetti case is expected to have deep ramifications for families of children who are transgender and their doctors in traditionally conservative states, experts say. 


Lawyers for both parties presented their arguments on gender-affirming care at the U.S. Supreme Court in December. The issue has become decidedly divisive across the country in recent months. The case will determine whether Tennessee Senate Bill 1 — a provision that would eliminate all...

By Lauren Nutall
Howard University News Service
WASHINGTON – Since assuming office, President Donald Trump has passed sweeping legislation targeting immigration policies implemented during the Biden-Harris administration, prompting criticism from immigration rights groups.
Throughout his campaign, Trump pledged to undo many Biden-era policies, including expelling undocumented migrants from the United States and increasing border security.
During his first five days in office, he upheld several o...

By Lauren Nutall
Howard University News Service
Prisoner advocates are alarmed by President Donald Trump’s executive order to restore the death penalty. They fear that the order will be used to target individuals and worsen existing biases within the prosecutorial system.
“People who end up in prison are Black and Brown; people who are given the death penalty are Black and Brown. So it’s disproportionate,” said Pamela Bailey, executive director and co-founder of More Than Our Crimes, a nonprofit...

By Lauren Nutall
Howard University News Service
In 2023, at 77 years old, Michael Haran suffered a heart attack. It was another blow for the Santa Rosa resident, who was still recovering from aggressive radiation treatment after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2022.
Haran was forced to relocate to an assisted living facility, at his family’s insistence. “As my daughter says, ‘You gotta admit it. You gotta face up to it. You’re not a spring chicken anymore,’” Haran recalled.
“I can live t...

Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a campaign election night watch party on Howard’s campus last week, where thousands of people joined to watch live election coverage.


On Nov. 5, students, staff, alumni and D.C. residents celebrated what Howard President Ben Vinson III suggested could’ve been “the place to potentially make history again” for Harris as the first Black female president. But as the night progressed, the atmosphere gradually grew somber, leaving attendees disheartened. 


The...