Make It Plain with Mark Thompson Howard University Blackburn Takeover (Season 1, Episode 434)
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Make It Plain with Mark Thompson

Howard University Blackburn Takeover (Season 1, Episode 434)

Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

Students at Howard University are protesting the living conditions in some campus dormitories, saying the mold, mice, flooding, and other subpar conditions are making students sick. So around 150 students have occupied Blackburn University...See moreStudents at Howard University are protesting the living conditions in some campus dormitories, saying the mold, mice, flooding, and other subpar conditions are making students sick. So around 150 students have occupied Blackburn University Center on October 12th and have not left, demanding the school's administration address their concerns. Mark joined up with Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Dr. WIlliam Barber to travel to the campus and speak with the students who have been organizing this protest effort. You'll hear from some of those students today, as well as their counsel, Attorney Donald Temple. Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Barber also draws important connections to history to show how the protests the students are staging today are critical actions. See less

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William J. Barber II Self - Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival (as William Barber) Self - Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival (as William Barber) See fewer	The Phenomenal ALH - a story about Andrea Harris (2023)
Jesse Jackson Self - Co-Founder, Rainbow PUSH Coalition Self - Co-Founder, Rainbow PUSH Coalition See fewer	The Burning
Mark Thompson Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Make It Plain with Mark Thompson (2019)