Racist Messages Target Black Sorority
May 7, 2017
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as posted by the channelStudents at American University have been targeted with racist messages. Brett Erlich, Hannah Cranston, and Kim Horcher, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Students and officials at American University continued to respond this week to a racially charged incident on the college’s campus in which bananas were found hanging from strings “in the shape of nooses,” according to the school.
“I regret this happened, apologize to everyone offended, and state emphatically that this incident does not reflect what American University truly is,” AU President Neil Kerwin said in a memo sent Monday evening.
Kerwin called the incident a “cowardly, despicable act.”
“Know that American University remains committed to principles of diversity, inclusion, common courtesy, and human dignity, and acts of bigotry only strengthen our resolve,” the memo stated. “Anyone who does not feel similarly does not belong here.”
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Hosts: Brett Erlich, Hannah Cranston, Kim Horcher
Cast: Brett Erlich, Hannah Cranston, Kim Horcher
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