A white student at Howard UniversityHis law school was in the midst of a HBCU claim of $2 million for alleged racial discrimination while claiming that the school had created a “hostile educational environment.”
Plaintiff, Michael Newmanattended Howard University Law School starting in the fall semester of 2020 and stayed there for just two years before being expelled in September 2022, according to FOX 5 DC.
White law student expelled from historically black Howard University, now suing for $2 million
His lawsuit is seeking monetary damages for “his pain, suffering, mental anguish and damage to his reputation,” the newspaper reported.
Meanwhile, the school’s Vice President and Director of Communications Frank Tramble stated he is unable to comment “fundamentally” as the lawsuit is still pending.
However, Tramble told the outlet that the university is “ready to vigorously defend itself in this lawsuit because of requests for a one-sided and self-serving narrative of the events that led to the student’s terminate enrollment in the University.”
The lawsuit claims Newman suffered from “depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts” due to “public ostracism, defamation and humiliation,” and cited his race as a determining factor. .
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Newman’s lawsuit against the school includes a claim attributed to Howard University’s Head of Global Diversity Recruitment, Reggie McGahee, who told him he was the student McGahee hated most during her tenure. yourself at the university.
Newman claimed the law school dean had told him white students at Howard did not face any racism and specifically cited Newman after the former student told administrators about his reported treatment.
After news spread on campus about Newman’s accusations, students there apparently found a tweet from Newman’s own Twitter account showing a photo of a slave with a scarred back. possibly from caning, with the caption: “but we don’t know what he did before the picture was taken.”
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Newman said the tweet was made as a joke, to mock people who “try to explain videos of police brutality by suggesting that the victim must have committed misconduct before the video begins.” ,” according to the lawsuit.
The students allegedly responded with comments regarding his race, gender, sexual preferences, age and personal appearance, the newspaper reported.
Newman said the reported discrimination issue really came to the fore after the school switched to distance learning at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, following a comment he made out regarding Black voters:
A white student at Howard University’s law school is suing the school for racial discrimination, alleging that it created a “hostile educational environment”.
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“Do: Black voters don’t question turning to government for solutions, and reliably voting for the same party in every election has made it impossible for both parties to meet their needs. black community,” the comment is said to have read.
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A small number of students protested Newman’s post and attracted the attention of the school administration. That resulted in Newman being removed from class group chats, according to the lawsuit.
Newman went on to say that he was “totally disenfranchised” at the university and even compared himself to a Black student at a predominantly white college, again causing the students His comments were outraged, who called his remarks “offensive”.
Despite efforts to remedy and apologize for the situation, Newman said his alleged abuse remained the same.
He said that apology was not well received, with his classmates starting to call him “the mayo king” (a reference to his skin color and/or the way people refer to him). New whites love mayonnaise), as well as “white panthers,” his lawsuit claims.
Newman said he appealed Howard’s expulsion, but a second review board is said to have reached the same conclusion.
Attorneys representing Newman have filed a lawsuit in federal court and will likely attempt to prove the school broke its contract with Newman, according to FOX 5 DC.
