Rosalind “Roz” Stewart, left, is a resident at the John and Jill Ker Conway Residence in Washington, D.C. Linda Kaufman is Community Solution’s national movement manager to end chronic homelessness. Community Solutions helped build the supportive housing for more than 120 veterans and others who were homeless.
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Art helped heal teacher and now his students
By Janiya Battle and Ashanea Parker Carmen Garner turns to art to cope with his traumatic past and show kids going through similar situations how to cope positively through art and art therapy. “As a child, I thought things were normal (when) I’d come home and see my mom shooting heroin, (and) I saw my…
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Fire Department or Taxi Service? A First Responders’ Dilemma
By Indra Lunder Captain John Gregory, a firefighter, says that when he joined the department, he was shocked to find what the trucks and ambulances are used for. There are many emergencies everyday, many of which the fire department deals with routinely. However among the many emergency calls they receive are many unnecessary calls they…
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Tackling the big questions for better health
By Jayne O’Donnell First came the liquor store and then the fried fish and chicken carry-out. “Where’s the check cashing place?” I half-joked to the teenagers of the Urban Health Media Project in the back seats. “Or the church and the laundromat,” Reggie Payne answered, not missing a beat. “Every community is very similar to…
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Homelessness is a health issue
By Karla Lozano I was amazed by how positive and upfront Roz Stewart was about the difficulties in her past life. The Army Vet talked to students of the Urban Health Media Project about why she joined the military and how a bad relationship led her to being homeless, Roz…
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Launch of Urban Health Media Project
Howard University and Morgan State University are partnering to help high school students bring the power of multimedia journalism to bear on persistent health disparity issues in underserved communities in Washington and Baltimore. The project is funded by a $300,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. The Urban Health Media Project…
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High School Students to Report on Health in Washington and Baltimore
Cathy Hughes School of Communications 525 Bryant St. NW Washington, DC 20059 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brittany A.B. Surratt Media Relations l External Affairs (202)-865-8038 Brittany.bell@howard.edu Howard University and Morgan State University Receive Kellogg Foundation Grant to Train High School Students to Report on Health in Washington and Baltimore WASHINGTON — Howard University and Morgan State University are partnering…
