A University of Mississippi student who was caught on camera making monkey noises at a Black, female protester during a campus Gaza demonstration has been named by the college’s NAACP chapter. The man has been identified as James “JP” Staples on the Instagram page of the university’s chapter of the human rights group, which named […]
The University of Mississippi student who was seen on video making monkey noises and jumping up and down to mock a Black pro-Palestine protester has been expelled from his fraternity after his actions went viral on social media. The fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, announced in a statement on Sunday that the man in question had […]
A shocking video revealed a white student counter-protester at the University of Mississippi racistly mocking a Black protester by making monkey noises at her during ongoing Gaza solidarity demonstrations. The confrontation caught on camera Thursday was filmed and posted on X, formerly Twitter, by Stacey J. Spiehler, who explained that the counter-protester dressed in a […]
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Mississippi became surrounded by a larger and rowdy group of counterprotesters Thursday, and had to be escorted into a building by police. Videos of the protest posted on social media show the larger crowd, of about 200 seemingly mostly white young people, surrounding and shouting down […]
A pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Mississippi was overtaken by counter-protesters Thursday, culminating with a viral clip of white students mimicking monkey noises and gestures in the direction of a Black woman. That gross clip was captured moments before police shut down the demonstration entirely and escorted the outnumbered pro-Palestine protesters from the scene. […]
Entrance sign and logo to the campus of the University of Mississippi. Credit – Getty Images Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned sour Thursday as at least 200 counter protesters taunted their fellow students with renditions of The Star-Spangled Banner and other tunes, eventually leading to the evacuation of students on the campus. […]
The FAI’s protracted search for a new Republic of Ireland manager has taken a new twist with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer now the bookies’ favourite to succeed Stephen Kenny. It has been a difficult search, with previous favourites Lee Carsley, Gus Poyet and Anthony Barry all turning down the position. To worsen matters, Carsley and Barry […]
Manchester City’s Jack Grealish has denied being disrespectful towards Fluminense during Friday’s Club World Cup final victory. Tempers briefly flared after the final whistle as City captain Kyle Walker and Fluminense defender Felipe Melo grappled in a heated argument. Melo subsequently blamed Grealish for stoking tensions, claiming the City winger had shouted ‘ole’. Not once […]