NNPA NEWSWIRE — Can a seed planted and cultivated at a historically Black university over time grow into a full-blown, competitive NCAA Division 1 program in an athletic endeavor that many don’t even consider a sport, even after Tiger Woods? So far, the answer seems to be yes.
Howard University News Service
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Howard University School of Communications Gala Celebrates A Half-century of Success
For 50 years, the School of Communications at Howard University, now the Cathy Hughes School of Communications has cultivated students throughout the communications field in areas ranging from sciences and disorders, to communications law, advertising and PR, to film and journalism. NewsVision’s Ariana Cobb was in attendance at the 50th Anniversary gala where students, faculty, and alumni celebrated their beloved school.
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Black Businesses Continue to Face Down the Pandemic
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — H&R Block conducted a study that revealed more than half of Black-owned businesses experienced at least 50% decrease in revenue during the pandemic compared to 37% of White business owners.
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Infections Up in DMV, Vaccinations Remain Low in Black Communities
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — Currently 59% of Washington residents are fully vaccinated, health department officials reported, but the numbers are much lower in Wards 7 and 8, two predominantly Black communities. he most glaring disparity is among Black children and other children in D.C. According to a Sept.16 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 72% of White children between the ages of 12 and 17 and 83% of Hispanic children have been vaccinated compared to only 24% of Black children.
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Howard University Students React to Crippling Cyberattack
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — A three-day holiday weekend has turned into a week off from school for Howard University, after it was targeted by a cyberattack on Friday, September 3.
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Firefighter Roderick Lewis Was There, and in Ways, He Still is Remembering 9/11
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — Twenty years after the attack, after leaving the department and busying himself with new hobbies, after his oldest child, a son, had struck out on his own and his daughter had graduated high school, after buying a sailboat and exploring deeper his love of sailing, after he and his wife purchased another home in Chesapeake, Virginia, after counseling and consultation, it even surprises retired New York City firefighter Rodney Lewis how quickly the feelings can come bursting to the surface.
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Howard University Closed After Ransomware Attack
NNPA NEWSWIRE — University officials said Howard’s Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) became aware Friday of a potential cyberattack. In response, ETS shutdown all the university’s networks to further investigate. On Monday, the university said, the computer and technology interruption were a ransomware attack. Consequently, all in-person and online classes were cancelled Tuesday, Howard’s Office of University Communications said.
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Things Parents Should Know Sending Their Kids Back to School
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The unanimous opinion among our doctors was if your child can get vaccinated, they should. The only thing that has proven to be effective so far in fighting COVID-19 is the vaccine, they said. While a tiny fraction of people has died from the vaccine, more than 600,000 have died from the disease. Children under the age of 12 cannot be vaccinated, though pharmaceutical companies are working on a vaccine for them.
