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Tag: Martese Johnson
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Yes Virginia, There is a Choice
Like many other students of color who receive messages that they’re not good enough, I had resigned myself to believing that I was either unready or unprepared for college. As a first-generation student, I couldn’t rely on legacy status to give me a leg up in the admissions process and my family certainly couldn’t rely on making donations to athletic booster clubs or local alumni groups.
April 16, 2019
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UVA’s Black Alumni Hold Out for Hope for Justice
As Martese Johnson faces criminal charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice, a group of Black University of Virginia alumni continue to push prosecutors to drop the charges against the 20-year-old student.
June 10, 2015
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Virginia Police: UVA Honor Student Falsely Charged
According to the Richmond Free Press, Virginia State ABC officials falsely charged a Black University of Virginia student, Martese Johnson, with public intoxication knowing he was not intoxicated, says a state police report on the March 18 arrest of the student.
May 5, 2015
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