It’s an honor to enroll at a prestigious historically Black college or university.
Jalen Brown was fortunate enough to have done so twice, just not under the most desirable circumstances. He is now an undergraduate student at Morehouse College after being suspended by Howard University over a social media post, as told in the
Brown, 20, was a student at Howard in Washington, D.C. in 2019 when he was removed due to a tweet he sent to a fellow student. At the time, Brown was supporting a campaign on campus over students losing their scholarships due to poor grades. He and the other student were engaged in a Twitter argument over the topic.
Maybe a campus hate speech cure a la Trump: No tweets for you this semester
Jay Mathews, The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2021
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I have never used Twitter or Facebook because I fear they would become a huge drain on my time. By contrast, Jalen Brown, a bright and gregarious 20-year-old undergraduate at Morehouse College in Atlanta, loves the give and take of those platforms. His contemporaries would think him odd if he didn t.
Expressing himself on Twitter, however, got Brown suspended from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 2019. He transferred to Morehouse but continued to apply for reinstatement at Howard, trying to show he had learned his lesson. He said he was devastated last summer when Howard informed him, without explanation, that he couldn t return.
Howard hospital hopes to ease Black people s fears as it distributes first coronavirus vaccines
Lola Fadulu, The Washington Post
Dec. 15, 2020
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1of5Roy Dunlap receives the coronavirus vaccine at Howard University Hospital in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson ChavezShow MoreShow Less
2of5Roy Dunlap receives the coronavirus vaccine at Howard University Hospital in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.Washington Post photo by Lola FaduluShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Anita Jenkins, CEO of Howard University Hospital, prepares to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson ChavezShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - Roy Dunlap told his family his plans as they sat down to a dinner of salmon, greens and white rice.