Abilene Christian University is at the center of attention after a video featuring a white female student wearing blackface made its rounds on Snapchat Monday (Nov. 14).
The racially-charged clip of the student making mockery of “a strong black woman” prompted African-American students to fire back by sharing the message online in an effort to raise awareness of what has become a sick trend on college campuses across the nation.
These are the people we go to school with #TheACUDifference pic.twitter.com/CP1U0AeGV0
— jess• (@JNacole503) November 14, 2016
ACU President Phil Schubert has since taken to the university’s website to confirm that all students involved in the video have since been expelled. “I cannot emphasize strongly enough that this kind of hurtful behavior has no place on our campus or on behalf of ACU. Whether on social media or in person, we must hold ourselves to high standards of accountability for what we publish or say,” he wrote.
“This has offended me and I am deeply sorry for how it has offended others, and left an inaccurate representation of who we are and what we believe as a Christian university. We must and can do better as we work together to build an inclusive, diverse campus community in which each person is respected and loved.”
ACU just kicked out some students involved in an incident involving using blackface on social media. Great response time. #ACU #Proud
— Zac Herrmann (@BigJesus564) November 14, 2016
This is perfect proof of exactly why we needed a Black Lives Matter discussion at ACU. Thank you, ACU, for taking swift, deliberate action. https://t.co/4zO9sH9q84
— Jacob Swan (@JacobSwan_) November 14, 2016
My school taking action against racism and division quickly and profesionally #proud #acu #ACUdifference
— ? Peace my guy? (@leighfifi) November 16, 2016
As a black student this issue is saddening but we have to find solutions not avoid it bc this issue can happen easily again. #ACUdifference
— ? Peace my guy? (@leighfifi) November 16, 2016