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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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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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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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Now is not the time for conspiracy theories

11/08/2018 By Duke Staff Just a few short weeks ago, we used this space to address Pittsburgh media and ask that they cover the death of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown with tact and courtesy. We wanted to put a stop to wild, irresponsible speculation and conspiracy-weaving that was making the rounds. Now, with over 70 Duquesne students attending a protest about Brown’s death, it is … Continue reading Now is not the time for conspiracy theories

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Students organize walk-out, demand justice for Marquis

updated on 11/07/2018  Hallie Lauer | Features Editor & Josiah Martin | A&E Editor 11/05/2018 Duquesne student Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown died after jumping from a 16th-floor window in Brottier Hall, according to Pittsburgh police, on Oct. 5, 2018. Exactly one month later, members of the student body held a “walk-out” on Art Rooney Field to demand answers for the Brown family. “I’m disappointed in … Continue reading Students organize walk-out, demand justice for Marquis

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Duquesne community mourns over loss of student Marquis Jaylen Brown

Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief 10/11/2018 Over the weekend, the Duquesne community mourned the death of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, a junior and running back on the Duquesne football team. A memorial service and mass on Sunday Oct. 7 packed the Student Union Ballroom to near-capacity and featured eulogies by President Ken Gormley, football coach Jerry Schmitt and both of Brown’s parents. Brown had quite the … Continue reading Duquesne community mourns over loss of student Marquis Jaylen Brown

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