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Howard University Announces Debt Relief for Some Upperclassmen

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 8, 2021December 21, 2021

As Student Loan Debt Plagues Black Grads, Pleas for Cancellation Grow Louder

by Stacy M. Brown June 30, 2021December 21, 2021

Biden Extends Relief for Student Loan Borrowers

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer January 27, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** An attendee holds a "Student Loan Justice" sign while waiting for Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, to speak during campaign rally near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 9, 2016. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him as the next U.S. president today in a bid to unify the party two days after she secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Charlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

A Road Map to Relieving America’s $1.7 Trillion Student Debt

by WI Guest Author December 3, 2020December 21, 2021

Black Experience, Stacy M. Brown

Student Loan Debt Widens Racial Wealth Gap

by WI Guest Author November 20, 2020December 21, 2021

Robert F. Smith at Morehouse College's 2019 commencement ceremony (Courtesy of UNCF)

Black Experience, Education

Robert F. Smith Tackles Student Debt Burden at HBCUs

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer July 1, 2020December 21, 2021

**FILE** Howard University graduates celebrate during the 2019 commencement ceremony. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Graduates Face Greater Burdens Amid Pandemic

by WI Guest Author June 24, 2020December 21, 2021

Karl Racine

D.C. Residents Grapple With Student Loan Debt During Pandemic

by WI Guest Author May 6, 2020December 21, 2021

**FILE** An attendee holds a "Student Loan Justice" sign while waiting for Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, to speak during campaign rally near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 9, 2016. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him as the next U.S. president today in a bid to unify the party two days after she secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Charlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Congress Rejects Reversal of Student Loan Forgiveness Rule

by WI Guest Author March 19, 2020December 21, 2021

D.C. Councilman David Grosso introduced the Citizens Fair Election Act of 2015 to empower small donors and reduce the influence of special interest groups in city elections. /Courtesy of sfhwire.com

Grosso Introduces Bill to Strengthen Protections for Student Loan Borrowers

by Stacy M. Brown March 11, 2020December 21, 2021