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Racially Charged Graffiti Found on Howard University Campus
The perpetrators appear to be students angry with the president of the university for meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, DC — Students at Howard University, apparently angry at the decision by leadership to meet with President Donald Trump today, have spray-painted graffiti on campus to express their disapproval.
One piece of graffiti is spray-painted on the sidewalk and reads: "Welcome to the Trump Plantation. Overseer: Wayne A. I. Frederick," referencing the president of the school.
Trump met with dozens of leaders from historically black colleges and universities, or HCBUs, on Tuesday at the White House.
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Other graffiti found on campus states "Stand for something or fall for anything," and "HCBU initiative? Wayne ****in' for Howard. Not on my watch!"
Offensive graffiti found on Howard University campus. https://t.co/Hu0F2suy50 pic.twitter.com/AInwrNxz5b
— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC7News) February 28, 2017
More messages spotted at Howard, following #HBCU presidents' meeting with President Trump. pic.twitter.com/02xKDcnRze
— Anna-Lysa Gayle (@ABC7Annalysa) February 28, 2017
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