HU Legacy Revived!!

Howard University students and staff assembled around the Administration Building Friday, September 4th to raise some of their concerns and frustrations about the way they have been treated and the lack of amenities they feel they deserve.Students are frustrated about the lack of being validated, recycling, reliable wireless connectivity around campus, and demanding the resignation of Dean Charles Gibbs, who once served as Dean of Residence Life, who is now Interim Vice Provost.


Having matriculated through Howard University for my undergraduate degree, I am biased beyond belief when it comes to my Alma Mater and HBCUs in general. Howard University Student Association President, Jerome Joseph stated "If the students are a rubber band, we are at the point where we are about to break."


Well today I feel like a proud family member to hear that a protest took place with what appeared to be hundreds of students participating. On Twitter, @HilltopCampus kept me updated with the happenings of the protest. Here are some of the tweets:

@HilltopCampus#HUprotest Students are protesting for validation, recycling, reliable wireless connectivity, the resignation of Gibbs and more.

@HilltopCampus #HUprotest "We are not boycotting education. We are boycotting administration." ... "If we don't protest now, there will be no education."

@HilltopCampus #HUprotest Students are sharing their personal protests about lack of validation for scholarship students. Funds have not been dispersed.

Even Diddy got in on his alma mater's situation ..

@iamdiddy If you r at HOWARD UNIV. Do what we did and take IT OVER!!!! Let's go! And do it in a peaceful way but DO IT!!! That's you university!!!

With the rich legacy of protesting. and being known behind Berkley University as one of the most revolutionary campuses in the nation. I am proud to see my beloved Howard University family standing up for their needs and wants!! Last year was the 40th anniversary of the historic student protest that took place in 1968, where Howard University students took over the Administration building to change the curriculum to one that if African American centered. I am proud to say that because of that protest we are able to learn and be proud of who WE are. Many people from the past say that today's HU students have become complacent. But I disagree.. Today proves that we are just as radical and bold as those students were who came before us. The Legacy is still rich! The Legacy is still ALIVE!! NO JUSTICE !! NO PEACE!!

Check out this snippet of the protest...