Leaders in this protest include Channing Hill, Aniyah Vines, Deja Redding, Jasmine Joof, Lettirose Cargill, Cherelle Muhammad, Tyler Davis, and Elishabeth Cunningham.
The #BlackburnTakeover went viral on social media platforms including Instagram and Twitter.
The Live Movement, which is an HBCU coalition, helped in amplifying the protest.
[1] A primary complaint of the protesters include mold, mice, flooding and substandard living conditions in residential buildings on campus.
[2][3] The students' demands were: The university claimed that as a result of the protest, Sodexho food service employees of the Blackburn café were laid off.