Morehouse graduate Jalen Brown is now the primary scholar to obtain a journalism diploma from the college, in accordance with HBCU Gameday.

The sentence sounds misplaced given the 12 months however it’s true. On Could 21, Brown tweeted, “My title is Jalen Brown and I’m the FIRST particular person to obtain a Journalism diploma in Morehouse School’s 156-year historical past.”

Racking up over 13 million views in a single day, many individuals have been stunned at this discovery. Nevertheless, his assertion was confirmed by Emmy-award-winning journalist and professor at Morehouse School Nicole F. Carr in a congratulatory tweet to the graduate.

Happy with you, Jalen.
Pleased to have had you in my classroom for 2 semesters-watching you thrive in your newsroom internships, develop as a author and assume critically concerning the methods during which we deal with our trade points in the present day.
You’re a robust storyteller. @Morehouse is proud. 🙌🏾 https://t.co/423INCvVwB

— Nicole Carr (@NicoleFCarr) Could 21, 2023

Whereas Morehouse has definitely produced a protracted listing of award-winning journalists, the college has by no means supplied a journalism diploma till just lately.

The HBCU expanded its earlier Sports activities Journalism minor into the Journalism in Sports activities, Tradition, and Social Justice main. This transfer was spearheaded by the NBA’s very personal Michael Jordan, who did so by launching an initiative to battle systemic racism. This initiative, which is named the Black Group Dedication, is centered on social and financial justice and race training and consciousness.

“Training is essential for understanding the Black expertise in the present day,” Michael Jordan mentioned after his $1million donation to Morehouse School to jumpstart this system in a quote shared by HBCU Gameday.

“We need to assist individuals perceive the reality of our previous, and assist inform the tales that can form our future.”

Morehouse School accompanies the Smithsonian Establishment’s Nationwide Museum of African American Historical past and Tradition and the Ida B. Wells Society in receiving presents for its function in creating the Black expertise, in accordance with HBCU Gameday.

Whereas Brown is the primary graduate from Morehouse with a level in Journalism, this program ensures that he is not going to be the final, paving the way in which for a lot of different aspiring journalists.

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