Howard University Graduate Donovan Thomas Among The New York Times 2022 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Team
By Aaliyah Butler Howard University alumnus, Donovan Thomas (BA ’22), was a part of The New York Times 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning team recognized for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs, using any available journalistic tool. The winning series was an ambitious project that quantified a disturbing pattern of fatal traffic stops by police, illustrating how hundreds of deaths could have been avoided and how officers typically avoided punishment with articles like “How Police Justify Killing Drivers: The Vehicle Was a Weapon” and “How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover.” Established in 1917 by