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Kean University President Dawood Farahi drew audible gasps from faculty and students on Tuesday when he informed them that the suspect who recently made “abhorrent” threats against black students was a black former student and “active participant” in an on-campus rally on Nov. 17.
“We are saddened to learn that the person allegedly responsible was an active participant in the rally that took place on campus on Tuesday, Nov. 17 and is a former student of Kean,” Farahi said to gasps.
Police say 24-year-old Kayla-Simone McKelvey, who is black, left the Nov. 17 demonstration on Kean University’s campus and created an anonymous Twitter account to post a threat against black students.
“I will shoot any black person I see at Kean University,” she allegedly wrote in one tweet.
In another she allegedly stated, “the cops won’t save you….you’re black.”
A short time later, McKelvey returned to the rally and began to circulate details about the fake threat, according to police.
McKelvey, a former president of the Pan-African Student Union, has been charged with third-degree creating a public false alarm, The Star-Ledger reports.
In his address to students and faculty, Farahi said “no cause or issue gives anyone the right to threaten the safety of others” and asserted the “horrible tweets tried to tear us apart and tarnish our reputation, but they have failed.”
However, some seemed undeterred to learn that the racist threats were made by a black former student actively involved in on-campus protests.
James Conyers, director of the African Studies Department, reportedly argued it “does not matter that it was a black person who did this — this was all in the context of racism.”
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
James Conyers, director of the African Studies Department, reportedly argued it “does not matter that it was a black person who did this — this was all in the context of racism.”
What the hell does that mean?
originally posted by: butcherguy
It means he is a part of the problem and that was a weak attempt at damage control for BLM.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
James Conyers, director of the African Studies Department, reportedly argued it “does not matter that it was a black person who did this — this was all in the context of racism.”
What the hell does that mean?
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: butcherguy
It means he is a part of the problem and that was a weak attempt at damage control for BLM.
I get that but what exactly was he trying to say? To me it translates as, 'It's okay if a black person makes racist threats against other black people since a white person probably was thinking/saying it', which is friggin retarded.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: butcherguy
It means he is a part of the problem and that was a weak attempt at damage control for BLM.
I get that but what exactly was he trying to say? To me it translates as, 'It's okay if a black person makes racist threats against other black people since a white person probably was thinking/saying it', which is friggin retarded.
originally posted by: TheBulk
a reply to: Vasa Croe
There have been MANY others. The media pays attention to these stories up until it's reveled to be a hoax, then they ignore it.
These claims of racism, how can any of them been confirmed? These universities just accept these claims as the truth without any evidence! Why wouldn't the students make these claims? It's allowing them to push forward their agenda and get some extra perks to boot.
originally posted by: introvert
How unfortunate that people need to be dishonest to draw attention to a cause. Reminds me of the Planned Parenthood videos from CMP.
That being said, will we let idiocy like this detract from the reality of systemic racism and issues with how the system has treated black people? I know there may be liars among them, but there are still issues we need to address no matter how much they lie.