What Led to Howard U.’s Longest Protest Ever?

The longest sit-in in Howard University’s history may enter a new phase on Friday, when Wayne A.I. Frederick, the university’s president, is slated to address the community in a virtual town hall — a key demand of the student activists who began their occupation of the student center 24 days ago. Photos of mold in the dorms, complaints of rodent infestations and a shortage of off-campus student housing, and accusations of misappropriated tuition dollars have circulated on social media over the past three weeks, sparking outrage from supporters of the student activists.

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