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Houston ISD parent outraged after child given ‘artwork’ calling her ‘little BLACK monkey’ from another student
Read full article: Houston ISD parent outraged after child given ‘artwork’ calling her ‘little BLACK monkey’ from another studentKhloe Colvin, an 8th-grade student at the Arabic Immersive Magnet School, says a 7th-grade student gave her a heart-shaped letter with her name on it and the message: “You Little BLACK Monkey.”
Students outraged after 2 alleged UH volleyball players appear in racist video near site of an infamous 1935 lynching
Read full article: Students outraged after 2 alleged UH volleyball players appear in racist video near site of an infamous 1935 lynchingIt took 100 years for the lynching bill to pass in the United States, and President Joe Biden’s signature made the act a federal hate crime law on Tuesday.
UT president calls emails defending school song ‘extremist’
Read full article: UT president calls emails defending school song ‘extremist’AUSTIN, Texas – Racist emails sent to the University of Texas amid a debate over the school song “The Eyes of Texas” were “abhorrent and hateful” but don’t truly represent the Longhorns’ alumni and fans, university President Jay Hartzell said Tuesday. AdSince Monday, at least two former players have tweeted they received threats from Texas fans for protesting the song. “A few extremist views in the sample of emails the Texas Tribune reported on do not speak for the 540,000 proud Longhorn alumni who actively support our students and university. Out of the many emails I received this fall, a very small number included comments that were truly abhorrent and hateful. The title of the song is taken from a favored saying of a former school president who had mimicked remarks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.