October 10, 2007

We Shall Overcome... Someday?

Well people, in case you didn't know, racism is unfortunately still alive and well. Yesterday morning, a hangman's noose was found hanging on the door of an african-american professor's classroom at New York City's Columbia University Teacher's College (a noose was used years ago for black lynchings.) According to the New York Times, an investigation by the NYPD's hate-crime unit is now in full swing. The professor, 44 year-old Dr. Madonna Constantine is still infuriated by the act of hate - and rightfully so. A rally was held today outside of the college where she stated:

“I want to let the perpetrator know that I will not be silenced.” I’m upset that our community was exposed to such an unbelievably blatant act of racism. Hanging a noose from my door reeks of cowardice on many, many levels.”