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

The Duquesne DukeMarch 18, 2021

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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”

The Duquesne DukeSeptember 24, 2020

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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

The Duquesne DukeAugust 27, 2020