For about a week, students at Howard University have been protesting horrible living conditions inside of some dorms on campus. Using the Twitter hashtag #BlackburnTakeover, organizers encouraged a sit-in at the Blackburn Center to bring attention to this housing crisis and demand change within the dorms.

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Students participating in the sit-in say there has been a lack of action and accountability from the school’s administration and that willing to stay in Blackburn Center for as long as it takes. They would also disrupt Homecoming activities or potential donor opportunities if their demands are not met.

Students have been posting to Twitter and Instagram about their experiences and some of the images are disgusting and shocking.

Chandler Robinson, a freshman at Howard, went live on her Instagram account from the protest to reveal some of her friends were have been coughing up blood and issues with breathing from mold exposure. They would eventually be hospitalized.

PLEASE SHARE! THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY RIGHT NOW! pic.twitter.com/TfNtznwsLz

— Lee (@cocoapimpcess) October 19, 2021

One student posted photos of mold growing behind art hanging on walls. The mold looked like it had been growing for years. Others posted pictures of mold growing inside air conditioning vents and even molding inside of a student’s hat.

A 17-year-old sophomore documented what she said was mold in her dorm via a video that she posted to social media claiming to show flooding and resulting mold in what is supposed to be a kitchen area of the dorm room.

bro they’re refusing to relocate us from our dorm even though it’s flooding and i already slipped and fell today pic.twitter.com/fJkBG7hqZf

— thandi (@pyarkarda) September 23, 2021

Thandiwe Abdullah had to relocate her dorm because of water damage and mold growing in the closet of her dormitory.

“Maintenance came, they looked into it, and no one tells us anything,” Abdullah said. “They just start ripping out the wall. They move everything out of our closet there’s mold growing on the wall in our closet.”

Stories from all over campus paint a picture of negligence as young students living on campus struggle with balancing academic life with living under conditions not even suitable for their worst enemy. The concerns raise many questions about who’s making decisions at Howard University?

As reported by NewsOne, In June the university made the decision to eliminate voting power from faculty, student and alumni representation in decisions made by the board of trustees.

Check out some of the photos and videos posted by students below.

If you want to check out more search the twitter hashtag #blackburntakeover

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More mold photos a student at @HowardU sent me this morning of her dorm in the Quad. @fox5dc #BlackburnTakeover

I reached out to @VP office to see if she has any comment on her alma mater’s living conditions. I also reached out to HU for a finance report but haven’t heard back pic.twitter.com/kP3i2xdICR

— Jacqueline Matter (@JMatter_TV) October 21, 2021

Reporter Jacqueline Matter posts photos mold growing in an air conditioning vent and in a hat of a student at Howard. 

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NEW: Getting ready to go live at 10pm and another student walks by and asks us if we’re reporting on the mold problems at @HowardU – she then sends me these photos from a mold-covered picture frame in her dorm at the Quadrangle. @fox5dc #BlackburnTakeover pic.twitter.com/nmbOJLuL4E

— Jacqueline Matter (@JMatter_TV) October 21, 2021

Reporter Jacqueline Matter reports on mold at Howard University. Pictures show mold growing behind a picture frame that was hanging from a wall. 

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“if you really support Black Colleges, share this, support us!” #BlackburnTakeover pic.twitter.com/2l4giD3NGh

— Nightmare on Howard Pl (@foreverambre) October 13, 2021

Students protesting horrid living conditions at Howard University. 

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After seeing all the post from #BlackburnTakeover, I have to contextualize the issues students have had at Howard because it is truly inhumane what undergraduates go through. This thread will go the history of civil disobedience and issues with the living conditions at Howard 1/ pic.twitter.com/vxbtzOZ1Bt

— (@scorptini) October 13, 2021

Students sleeping during #BlackburnTakeover protest of inhumane living conditions at Howard University. 

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As colder temperatures hit DC, Howard students continue to insist on their demands while living in tents on Howard’s campus #BlackburnTakeover pic.twitter.com/F13NBQwBvm

— Dr. Ravi K. Perry (@raviperry) October 19, 2021

Howard students continue their protest of living conditions as they shelter from dropping temperatures.

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The students aren’t letting up. #BlackburnTakeover pic.twitter.com/6aiLVFmj0X

— KING. (@jacob_bellevue) October 14, 2021

Students protest throughout the night at Howard University in protest of living conditions in their dorms.

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no housing crisis but we have mold growing EVERYWHERE?! #blackburntakeover pic.twitter.com/jCtXy9ABBf

— eve (@eveechanel) October 15, 2021

Howard students remove a picture from the wall to reveal mold growing behind it. 

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For far too long the Admin at Howard has continued to ignore the cries and issues that the students have faced: mold/ mushrooms growing in their dorms, lack or support and responses from admin, no building for classes or tuition assistance. #BlackburnTakeover pic.twitter.com/6ROudKKDly

— 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙋𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 (@incognitovirgo4) October 13, 2021

Howard students gather at Blackburn Center to protest living conditions on campus. 

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The students at @HowardU have always been changemakers and have made history as a result. I support their struggle for safe, dignified housing. It’s the same struggle Black families face against gentrification all over DC. Power concedes nothing without demand. #BlackburnTakeover pic.twitter.com/NOTNjv0i7v

— Janeese Lewis George (@Janeese4DC) October 19, 2021

Howard students gather at Blackburn Center to protest living conditions on campus. 

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Day 5 of the #BlackburnTakeover at #HowardUniversity. Students from the School of Social Work set up a tent and have been out here supporting our Baby Bison. As social workers in-training, we must advocate for populations who have been neglected from our place of access. pic.twitter.com/MjskqjvHbf

— Zekiiyah J. (@Zekiiyah_) October 16, 2021

Howard students gather at Blackburn Center to protest living conditions on campus. 

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More Howard Students have come to stand in solidarity with protester inside of Blackburn! #BlackburnTakeover #HowardUniversity pic.twitter.com/S1Aj7NWHwK

— Afeni | #SaveSilwan (@ReddIsAri) October 13, 2021

Howard students gather at Blackburn Center to protest living conditions on campus.