Black Student 'Bleach-Bombed' at University of Texas

Last week, a black University of Texas student was walking to visit a friend on campus when he was pelted by a bleach-filled balloon. ThinkProgress says the incident concerns students who remember similar attacks taking place on the UT campus last year. Suggested Reading TikTok’s Brenay Montague Breaks Down the $1.7M Cheating Scandal, And…Whew! Inside…

Last week, a black University of Texas student was walking to visit a friend on campus when he was pelted by a bleach-filled balloon. ThinkProgress says the incident concerns students who remember similar attacks taking place on the UT campus last year.

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On Wednesday, University of Texas student Bryan Davis, who is African American, was struck by a bleach-filled balloon while he was walking to visit a friend in a neighborhood populated by UT students. Moreover, this attack appears to be part of a chain of similar assaults targeting students of color on the Texas campus. Last October, Austin police launched an investigation into four similar attacks on UT students, all of which targeted Asian or African Americans.

Read more at ThinkProgress.

Jozen Cummings is the author and creator of the popular relationship blog Until I Get Married, which is currently in development for a television series with Warner Bros. He also hosts a weekly podcast with WNYC about Empire called Empire Afterparty, is a contributor at VerySmartBrothas.com and works at Twitter as an editorial curator. Follow him on Twitter.

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