Students at the University of Tennessee staged a protest this week during a men’s basketball game — wearing all black and refusing to stand for the national anthem — in response to the school’s handling of a recent blackface incident.
“No justice, no peace, no racist UT,” the students chanted. “What do we want? Expulsion! When do we want it? Now!”
The demonstration went down Tuesday night during the school’s home game against Mississippi State, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Students who took part said they were protesting against a reported decision by UT to not immediately discipline two of their classmates — who got caught wearing blackface last week in a Snapchat photo.
“We for racial equality boys,” a caption said, accompanying the image.
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