racial incidents on campus
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Photos of Suspect in American University Incident Involving Confederate Flag and Cotton Released
American University (alas, a perfect metaphor for America) continues to be the site of racist paraphernalia meant to intimidate and terrorize black students. NBC 4 Washington reports that at least 10 fliers with Confederate flags were found in four different buildings on the campus Tuesday night. The fliers featured an image of a Confederate flag…
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Ithaca, NY, Police Identify Prep School Thug Charged With Racially Motivated Beating of Cornell Student
Updated Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, 3:58 p.m. EDT: John Greenwood, the 19-year-old Cornell sophomore whom Ithaca police have charged with beating a black classmate, has owned up to using racial slurs. He did not, however, refer to the group assault he’s alleged to have been a part of. In an email to the Cornell Daily…
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University of Md. Names New Diversity Officer After Racial Incidents, Including Killing of Black Student, on Campus
The University of Maryland has tapped a national leader in multicultural education as its new chief diversity officer after complaints from students about a hostile racial climate on the College Park campus and that the school was not doing enough. The Baltimore Sun reports that Roger L. Worthington has been chosen for the new post…