A University of Mississippi fraternity on Thursday expelled a member who engaged in “racist behavior” during a pro-Palestinian student counter-protest.
time mention to clip About a student who made racist monkey-like gestures toward a black woman.
Phi Delta Theta Headquarters said Sunday, “The racist acts in the video are perpetrated by individuals and are contrary to the values of Phi Delta Theta and Mississippi Alpha Chapters. The individuals responsible will be removed from membership on Friday, May 3. It was announced.
Additionally, the university has begun conducting background checks on students for “conduct that conveys hostility and racist overtones.” National Public Radio reported.
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One video shows a group of black female and white male counter-protesters shouting at each other. In it, a man imitates monkey noises and dances toward a woman while others in the crowd yell, “Lock her up!”
“University leadership recognizes that some statements are offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable,” President Glenn Boyce said in a letter to students and faculty the following day. ”, and said they have begun an investigation into the actions of one of the students. “We are working to determine whether more cases are warranted,” he added.
“Actions or statements that disparage people based on their race or ethnicity alienate people and undermine the values that are fundamental to a civil and safe society,” Boyce wrote.
The school student council statement He said that during the incident, “some statements were made that deviated from the values we hold dear” and that “we cannot tolerate.”
U.S. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) shared the now-viral video on: X She captioned it, “Ole Miss taking the job.” Many commenters accused Collins of racism.
More than 200 students showed up at a counter-demonstration carrying American flags and wearing red, white and blue, drowning out a much smaller group of pro-Palestinian protesters.
of Reported by Clarion Ledger Pro-Palestinian demonstrators were reportedly evacuated from the campus.
WMC-TV reported in a video report that a pro-Palestinian demonstrator threw a water bottle into a crowd of counter-protesters, causing water bottles and food to fly in both directions.
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