Have you heard people saying that the racist incidents at the University of Missouri are just isolated incidents and not indicative of culture of racism on college campuses? Well, you can tell those people to put it in their pipes and smoke it. Students at Harvard Law School found that all the portraits of tenured African-American law professors, which are displayed in the main building, had black slashes of tape across their faces. And this was the morning after students had rallied in support of national calls for racial justice on campuses:
Leland Shelton, the president of the Black Law Students Association, told ThinkProgress that he viewed the incident as a hostile action. It “wasn’t done by an ally. It wasn’t in support of black students and black professors,” Shelton said.
Team Blackness also discussed former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle questionable defense of his pedophilia, the House approves the Syrian refugees bill, and more outrage in Minneapolis in response to Jamar Clark’s death at the hands of police.
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Cervantes
Just a note: HLS is not college.
Matt McIrvin
The first discussion I saw about this online had commenters saying it was probably false-flag vandalism by some black provocateur within about five seconds. It was kind of amazing.
rikyrah
But…but but….
we’re in post-racial America….remember?
Mike J
I heard, even on this very website (in the comments, but from people who should know better) that the problem with Mizzou is that it is in Missouri.
MomSense
Not surprised in the least. Brings back unpleasant memories.
ThatOtherMike
Except that all the tape incident proves is that someone put tape on the pictures. Decrying an entire campus as racist for something which is conceivably the act of a single asshole is foolish at best.
Terdieter
I’m so glad you are willing to stand up and defend domestic violence in the Jamar Clark case. Also, the Harvard portrait vandalism is horseshit.