Monday, 26 September 2016

Outrage as University of North Dakota female students make Black Lives Matter Snapchat gag wearing facial masks.

The incident comes just days after three other white UND students stole the phone of an African American student, locked her out of her own dorm room, took a picture of themselves laughing, and then posted the image to Snapchat.

The University of North Dakota is investigating after a photo emerged that shows four white students in black face masks that was posted to Snapchat with the caption 'Black lives matter.'


The picture is the second racially-charged image to come from a group of female students at the university in less than two days.

In that first instance, three white students were seen flashing a peace sign reading 'Locked the black b***h out.' which was also shared on Snapchat.


Etonde Maloke, a student at the university, shared what happened on her Facebook page
Maloke said that her friend left her phone in a room and three students, pictured in the photo laughing and throwing up peace signs, took her friend's phone and posted the picture, with the offensive caption, to her Snapchat without permission.

'I'm so livid!! We all know Racism is alive and well (whether you like to admit it not). When said acts of racism happen at your school, it is infuriating and heart breaking,' Maloke wrote.

'My friend was not aware that they had done this and didn't even realize they had put this on her snapchat story until another friend of ours pointed it out. The University of North Dakota needs to take action against these students for this blatant act of racism.'

The president of the University, Mark Kennedy, said in a statement that he's appalled at the messages that were posted to social media.

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