Thursday, September 21, 2017

Cornell Black Students United protests in Wake of Racial Incidents




Following a series of racially charged events that occurred near or on Cornell University’s campus, Black Students United at Cornell University interrupted a University Assembly’s meeting last night to demand changes to the college’s campus code of conduct regarding speech.

Protesters arrived at the meeting at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in Clark Hall and quickly filled up every available seat, forcing others to gather in the hall and stairwell. Many of those present wore all black, as suggested by Black Students United on its Facebook page, in a display of solidarity.

The protest was organized after a black student was allegedly assaulted by a group of males on Sept. 15, who also yelled racial slurs at him, according to the Ithaca Police Department.

Police arrested a Cornell student, sophomore John Greenwood, and charged him with third-degree assault. The IPD is still investigating the incident and if the assault “was based on racial bias.”

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Source: The Ithacan  (via The Empire Report)

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