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Dannielle Brown, Duquesne University reach settlement

Colleen Hammond | News Editor 04/15/2021   After over two and a half years since her son’s death, Dannielle Brown has reached an agreement with Duquesne University.  According to Brown’s lawyers and Duquesne Media and Communications Manager Rose Ravasio, “The terms of the settlement agreement are not being disclosed.”  Brown, the mother of late Duquesne student Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, has been in a virtual … Continue reading Dannielle Brown, Duquesne University reach settlement

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Dannielle Brown ends hunger strike after over 200 days

Colleen Hammond | News Editor 03/18/2021   Dannielle Brown has officially ended her 237 day long hunger strike on Thursday, March 11.  To make the announcement, Brown held a gathering at Freedom Corner, where she began her hunger strike, in celebration of her 50th birthday and the launch of the Marquis Jaylen Brown Foundation.  The first thing she ate, she said, was salmon. During her … Continue reading Dannielle Brown ends hunger strike after over 200 days

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De-escalation training enhanced for DU Police; Brown’s attorneys hopeful for resolution soon

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 03/04/2021   Paul Jubas and Max Petrunya, the attorneys for Dannielle Brown, released a statement Sunday confirming that in November, Duquesne turned over its public safety files and video camera footage from her son’s death, and that the university has purchased body-worn cameras for its public safety officers in October.  The statement came after Brown was admitted to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital … Continue reading De-escalation training enhanced for DU Police; Brown’s attorneys hopeful for resolution soon

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Duquesne orders body cameras, responds to Dannielle Brown

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 09/25/2020   Responding to demands from Dannielle Brown, mother of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown who fell to his death out of a Brottier Hall window in October 2018, Duquesne University announced Friday that they had purchased body cameras for their police officers, which they expect to arrive in three weeks. The announcement came three days after Brown’s most recent protest on … Continue reading Duquesne orders body cameras, responds to Dannielle Brown

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Dannielle Brown speaks at another protest for son, “JB”

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief “I’m still here.” These were the words Dannielle Brown, mother of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, who fell to his death from the window of Brottier Hall in 2018, said Tuesday afternoon in a protest outside the Duquesne arch on Forbes Avenue. “I’m here, and I’m not going nowhere,” Brown said. “I’m right here.” Tuesday, Sept. 22 was Day 81 of her … Continue reading Dannielle Brown speaks at another protest for son, “JB”

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On day 70 of her hunger strike, Dannielle Brown marches for justice on Pittsburgh college campuses

  9/11/2020 Kellen Stepler, Capri Scarcelli, Katia Faroun, Griffin Sendek | The Duquesne Duke Dannielle Brown, the mother of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, who fell to his death from the window of Brottier hall in 2018, began a march Friday morning across Pittsburgh college campuses. It was Day 70 of her hunger strike.  The march, named “40 for 40” by the organizers, took place on … Continue reading On day 70 of her hunger strike, Dannielle Brown marches for justice on Pittsburgh college campuses

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DU president’s letter regarding Dannielle Brown

08/27/2020 Dear Members of the Duquesne University community, The University has been addressing in a compassionate, yet legally responsible way, the questions posed by Dannielle Brown, mother of Duquesne athlete Marquis “J.B.” Brown, who tragically died in October of 2018. Dannielle came to Pittsburgh’s Freedom Corner in July of this year, asking for more information and suggesting changes for the future. Shortly after Dannielle’s arrival, … Continue reading DU president’s letter regarding Dannielle Brown

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Dannielle Brown hungers for justice

8/27/2020 Colleen Hammond | News Editor Dannielle Brown is set to prove there are no limits to a mother’s love.  In the staggering August heat, Brown sat on the sizzling concrete of Freedom Corner in the Hill District as her hunger strike demanding justice for her son Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown rolled into its 53rd day.  On the evening of Oct. 4, 2018, Jaylen fell … Continue reading Dannielle Brown hungers for justice

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Mother of late Duquesne student-athlete holds hunger strike

Staff Report | 07/10/2020 Dannielle Brown, mother of Duquesne University student Marquis Jaylen (“J.B.”) Brown, is on a hunger strike and sit-in at Freedom Corner in the Hill District to pressure authorities to reopen her son’s case. Marquis Brown, 21, died after falling 16 stories from his apartment room window in Brottier Hall on Oct. 4, 2018. His death was ruled a suicide. According to … Continue reading Mother of late Duquesne student-athlete holds hunger strike

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