White Colorado State students won't be punished over blackface photo, school says [View all]
Several white Colorado State University students pictured wearing blackface and striking a pose from the movie "Black Panther" won't be punished by the school because of First Amendment rights, administrators said.
The picture was posted on social media and shows four students in blackface as two of them cross their arms in front of their chests in a "Wakanda Forever" salute, a reference to "Black Panther." The photo was captioned "Wakanda forevaa."
In a letter posted Tuesday on the school's website, the university's president, Joyce McConnell, and two other administrators said they understand the image caused "a great deal of pain."
"We have heard from many of you — and we hear you. Moreover, we respect your voices. We know that images like this one — whether consciously racist or not — can perpetuate deliberate racism and create a climate that feels deeply hostile," the letter read.
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