Meet the Writers: Marsalis Brown the Humanitarian

Marsalis Brown is a senior and one of the four students currently in Journalism at Worthington Christian. Most people who know him describe him as outgoing, caring, and friendly; and able to strike up a conversation with anyone.

Don’t let this modest introduction fool you, though; Marsalis is no typical student. His favorite teacher at Worthington Christian is, without a doubt, Dr. Buzz; and his favorite subject is biology. Marsalis’s favorite aspect of WC is the “small school feel”—and he also likes that teachers instruct upon secular ideas, and why they’re wrong.

Marsalis was born November 4, 1991, in Youngstown, Ohio, and has been attending Worthington Christian since his freshman year. Besides being in Journalism, Marsalis is also in the school’s discussion club and debate team.

In his free time, outside of schools, he enjoys playing all kinds of sports with friends after school, from football to basketball. Marsalis’s fondness for sports is very noticeable; but a fact that most people don’t know about him is that he enjoys classical music.

However, being a senior means that he spends a large amount of his time applying to colleges and preparing for his future. Marsalis has ambitions to attend Washington University or Davidson College, schools that he likes because he welcomes the “small campus feel,” and he also enjoys the attractions of the surrounding area.

If you asked Marsalis what he wanted to do with his life, he would probably tell you that after being graduated from college with a degree in the medical field, his long-term goal is to pursue humanitarian work all over the world. However, he especially feels a calling to do charitable work in Africa.

Marsalis states that he feels compelled to work in Africa because he believes that, of all the areas in the world, it is the most neglected. Africa is one of the harshest areas of the world to live in because disease and the high rate of crime and poverty, “Regions like South Africa are in need of a lot of help” he says.

Marsalis is an ambitious student, and his talents set him apart as a writer for this year’s journalism class.