Baylor sorority in hot water after singalong video with N-word

Pi Beta Phi sorority is facing sanctions from Baylor University after an eight-second video posted on social media showed members chanting along to an expletive-laden rap song with the N-word.

A member with Pi Beta Phi reportedly posted a video on Instagram on Jan. 10 of members, apparently in the sorority’s chapter room, singing along with rapper Sheck Wes’ hit song “Mo Bamba.”

The video then circulated on Twitter, prompting thousands of views and reactions from followers on Instagram and Twitter, many of them negative. Administrators launched an inquiry into the video, and on Thursday, Baylor Vice President for Student Life Kevin P. Jackson announced that the 250-member sorority will be held accountable for the “racially insensitive” video.

“The organization, in coordination with the university, has identified internal accountability practices, cultural awareness education and ways to address the individuals responsible and the organizational culture that resulted in the racially insensitive behavior,” Jackson said in a statement. “The university has accepted the mutually agreed-upon sanctions and will continue to work with the organization to enhance the educational opportunities afforded by this process.”

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