TUSKEGEE, AL (Cascade Press)
A week after fights broke out in the Chappie James Center during a Young Thug concert, Tuskegee’s hip-hop quoting president, Brain Johnson took to social media to rap a hip-hop ditty: “Hear this again and again and again. All I ever did do, do or will continue to do is win.”
Johnson, married and the father of two children went on to rap: “You’ll see what I’m all about (see what I’m all about). (If I got to scream and shout it I got to scream and shout). Baby baby (baby) baby (baby) baby baby…”
While the seventh president of the famous Tuskegee University found time to let his hair down on social media, Mrs. Diane Jones was trying desperately to speak with him. She had been stymied twice this week from speaking with Johnson, after she learned her daughter had been severely beaten on the west end of the campus the night of the Young Thug concert.
According to Mrs. Jones, her daughter was attacked by seven female students at Tuskegee. The Tuskegee coeds striped her clothes off and beat her into the ground. Mrs Jones said that one of the attackers was arrested, but the other six were not taken into custody. Her daughter is able to identify the other six women.
“They posted pictures of my daughter on social media and bragged about leaving her on the ground naked and blooding,” Mrs. Jones said.
According to Mrs. Jones her daughter was able to obtain an audio-tape confession from several of the girls and has turned it over to the authorities.
Last week we reported that there were several fights inside the Young Thug concert and that students heard gunfire after both sides in the fights were led outside the venue.
According to Mrs. Jones several of the girls involved in the attack on her daughter are members of the Tuskegee Women’s Basketball Team.
Last month, during the Southern Intercollegiate Athlete Conference Basketball Tournament, Tuskegee’s female cheerleaders were expelled from the tournament after the first game because they were embroiled in a fight with the cheerleaders from Albany State. The fight made the national sports news and was viewed on a segment of ESPN.
In December, two students were shot at a house party within a mile and a half of the president’s residence.
While President Johnson is frolicking on social media, the Tuskegee campus is becoming an unsafe place for college students to matriculate. Let’s see if Johnson can win the battle against the violence on campus before parents start sending their children to one of the less expensive state supported schools in Alabama.
Harold Michael Harvey, is the author of the legal thriller “Paper Puzzle,” and “Justice in the Round: Essays on the American Jury System,” available at Amazon and at haroldmichaelharvey.com. He can be contacted at hmharvey@haroldmichaelharvey.com
Wow.
What in the hello is wrong with the board chair, and the board at such a prestigious university.
Right now Tuskegee is synonyms with Thugg
and the president is the leader.
If someone don’t grow some Balls you will be on the 6:00 news again . People have stop sending money due to this crazy man. I was told that Tuskegee was satisfied with Johnson because he was raising money.
Here’s my point, in case you don’t get it. Charlie Sheen, actor of Two and a Half Men had one of the most top rated shows on CBS.
They finally fired Charlie due to his behavior. Was Charlie bringing in the Duckies for CBS?
Yes! However, he cause them 250 million dollars, which was nothing close to what CBS made off the show.
Another point, sometimes you can be the best at what you do. However your behavior dictates your credibility and integrity.
Ok, now we have Tuskegee! Are you Charlie Sheen or CBS? You have allowed this institution to be embarrassment to our My Son, who is an Alumni, past Alumni’s and future Alumni……..
Even though Johnson wasn’t responsible for my son BJ’s death. It was his behavior
towards the death as it relates to something common, sensitivity to a grieving parent and at that time he was only there a couple of months
Are you a student Ms. Murphy ?
Yes I am (class of 88). I love Tuskegee University. I love the fact that TU is moving forward into the 21st century. You are in my prayers for the loss of your son.