Ole Miss investigates video showing women making racist gestures outside student apartment
The university said it is reviewing the footage and offering support to the students targeted, as the clip drew more than 12 million views.
- On Friday, November 6, 2026, three white women made monkey noises and gestures outside an off-campus apartment shared by three Black University of Mississippi students, including Jakiyra Metcalf, in footage captured by a Ring doorbell camera.
- The University of Mississippi launched an investigation after the video went viral on social media. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Shawnboda Mead condemned the behavior as "offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable."
- Alaina Kunes, 18, apologized through her attorneys, stating her actions were "insensitive, inappropriate, and deeply harmful" before voluntarily withdrawing from the university last week.
- Residents Metcalf, Kaiyden Caldwell, and Victoria Johnson confronted the women, later telling CBS Mornings the encounter felt "like a slap in the face" and demanding accountability from the university.
- This incident echoes a 2024 campus protest where a student directed similar gestures at a Black woman, reigniting scrutiny of racial tensions and student safety at Ole Miss amid its fraught desegregation history.
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Black University of Mississippi students wrestle with forgiveness in wake of racist gestures – WTOP News
Three Black University of Mississippi students who shared a now-viral Ring camera video of two white students making monkeylike sounds and gestures outside their front door say they received an apology from one woman. But the other only amplified her behavior, they said, divulging details of the rest of the encounter that weren’t captured on...
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Black University of Mississippi students wrestle with forgiveness in wake of racist gestures
Three Black University of Mississippi students who shared a now-viral Ring camera video of two white students making monkeylike sounds and gestures outside their front door say they received an apology from one woman.
Ole Miss racist video sparks debate over accountability
A viral video showing two white University of Mississippi students making monkey noises and gestures outside an apartment shared by three Black students is prompting a national conversation about racism, consequences and what accountability should look like for young adults. The incident also has a Wisconsin connection. One of the women publicly identified in the […]
Ole Miss Students’ Ape-Like Gestures Outside Black Students’ Door Go Viral, Leading One To Apologize And Withdraw
A white undergraduate at the University of Mississippi has apologized and left the school after appearing in a video in which she appeared to be racially harassing a fellow student. While the student in the viral video denies she was acting racially, the university has pledged to investigate the matter. Ole Miss students’ racist actions go viral, leading to apology and withdrawal from one student A video taken by the door camera of a Black Unive…
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