'Welcome to the Trump plantation': Historically black college vandalized after Betsy DeVos gaffe
Source: RawStory
DAVID EDWARDS
28 FEB 2017 AT 12:18 ET
Students at Howard University were greeted by racist graffiti on Tuesday, just a day after Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos came under fire for calling historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) pioneers of school choice.
Howard University student Italia Calino tweeted a photo of the racist message that was painted on The Yards sidewalk. Welcome to the Trump plantation, the graffiti reads. Overseer: Wayne A. I. Frederick.
On Monday, DeVos had used a statement about HBCUs to push her school choice agenda. Following President Donald Trumps meeting with several leaders of historically black colleges, DeVos released a statement calling HBCUs real pioneers when it comes to school choice.
Critics said that DeVos statement ignored the fact that HBCUs were created because Jim Crow-era segregation gave black students few choices in higher education.
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KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)the escalation of hate is steady and getting more bold...the 2nd Civil War in America/AmeriKKKa has begun. It's blue vs red this time.
SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)Is this a hate crime or a sarcastic response to DeVos gaffe?
SansACause
(520 posts)This could easily be a student at the university making a statement.
Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)It seems more like a sarcastic vandalism to me though.... if so, way to fuck up your own school, idiots.
brush
(53,833 posts)Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)as sarcastic graffiti, then they'd be idiots - that's what I meant.
But yeah, I dunno who did it either.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)I think some student didn't appreciate their chancellor visiting Hair Fuhrer.
SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)Nurtured in hate and racism - embolden - dumbed down - only point of reference??? Anyone's guess..History - civics in schools?? - I also blame the NRA and those in congress who buy into "pay to play" -
This must stop! -
zentrum
(9,865 posts)Jim Crow era colleges were created because Black students had no choice.
She's sending a dog whistle with the word "choice"---telling the country that segregation is, in fact, back---if you want it, wink, wink.
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)White" Frank Zappa.
This is one of them.
Hekate
(90,773 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)should not have never met with Trump.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)onenote
(42,747 posts)angry at the university's president (the Wayne Frederick mentioned in the graffiti) for having met with Trump.
gopiscrap
(23,763 posts)is just fucking evil
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)And then DeVoss making her asinine statement about HBCU being some exercise in "choice".
Howard is a private university, so what could Trump do for them anyway?
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)They'd just do swastikas or 'N-Words Go Back to Africa!!!' or some shit.
Your explanation makes more sense.