Ole Miss investigates video showing women making racist gestures outside student apartment
- On Tuesday, 18-year-old Alaina Kunes apologized for making racist gestures at Black Ole Miss students after a viral video surfaced, and the University of Mississippi confirmed she is no longer a student.
- Shared by Ole Miss student Jakiyra Metcalf on Friday, November 6, the Ring doorbell footage showing Kunes and others making monkey noises has since surpassed more than 12 million views online.
- Condemning what she described as "racist gestures directed toward other students," Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Shawnboda Mead confirmed the University of Mississippi's Office of Conflict Resolution is conducting a formal investigation.
- Demetrick M. Stringer Jr., president of the University of Mississippi Black Student Union, condemned the behavior, while American Civil Liberties Union director Candi Richardson confirmed they are examining potential federal civil rights violations.
- Intending to cooperate with the university's investigation, Kunes requested privacy for her family as officials noted that privacy laws protect details regarding any potential disciplinary outcomes.
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THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do) Alaina Kunes, 18, voluntarily withdrew from Ole Miss after a Ring camera captured her making monkey noises and gestures outside an apartment shared by three Black students. Her attorney says she was neither expelled nor suspended. Her grandfather’s Wisconsin-based Kunes Auto Group is facing a racial discrimination lawsuit after a customer alleged a dealership employee…
(Seoul=Yonhap News) A female student at the University of Mississippi in the US, who patted her chest and imitated the sound of a monkey in front of an apartment where black students live, left school after apologizing...
A video of two women making monkey noises and gesturing at a door camera is sparking outrage. The incident is now being investigated by the University of Mississippi. – The behavior in the clip is deeply disturbing, hurtful and unacceptable, the school wrote in a statement.
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