“There are more black men in prison than college.” “A dollar spent in the black community stays there for only six hours.” A project at Howard University aims to dispel oft-repeated myths.
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Owen, Laura Hazard. "A Howard project is debunking myths about African-Americans and teaching students fact-checking." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 22 Jan. 2016. Web. 30 Jan. 2025.
APA
Owen, L. (2016, Jan. 22). A Howard project is debunking myths about African-Americans and teaching students fact-checking. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/01/a-howard-project-is-debunking-myths-about-african-americans-and-teaching-students-fact-checking/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "A Howard project is debunking myths about African-Americans and teaching students fact-checking." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 22, 2016. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/01/a-howard-project-is-debunking-myths-about-african-americans-and-teaching-students-fact-checking/.
Wikipedia
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