NEW: As one University of Mississippi official publicly denounced racism, he courted support from a wealthy alum who sent him emails calling black students "African hookers" & Serena Wiliams an "ape."

The donor helped pick UM& #39;s new chancellor in 2019. (1) https://www.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-fabric-is-torn-in-oxford-um-officials-decried-racism-publicly-coddled-it-privately/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-...

Before Meek& #39;s post, wealthy alum Blake Tartt took the photos and sent them to Norton, calling the women "African hookers" & The Square "the Congo."

Norton replied: “Blake, I& #39;ve been really disappointed for a long time with the way this culture is going." (3)

I reviewed dozens of emails between Blake Tartt & Norton from 2018-2020. Tartt repeatedly made disparaging remarks about Black women.

Ed Meek& #39;s name came off the journalism building in late 2018.

And then Blake Tartt helped select a new chancellor. (4) https://www.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-fabric-is-torn-in-oxford-um-officials-decried-racism-publicly-coddled-it-privately/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-...

Honestly, tweets alone can& #39;t convey the gravity of this story. So give it a read, and come back tomorrow for Parts II and III. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-fabric-is-torn-in-oxford-um-officials-decried-racism-publicly-coddled-it-privately/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-...

Here& #39;s the thing—and you& #39;ll see more of this in parts II and III: This isn& #39;t about one or even two men& #39;s emails.

It& #39;s about systemic issues at a university where current students& #39; desire for change often gets drowned out by wealthy alumni donors: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-fabric-is-torn-in-oxford-um-officials-decried-racism-publicly-coddled-it-privately/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-...

In fall 2018, University of Mississippi officials scrambled as wealthy white alumni raged over efforts to address racism. Some alums pulled funds or vowed to ensure the chancellor& #39;s demise. His firing came within weeks.

The UM Emails: Part II is here: https://mississippifreepress.org/4950/the-ole- ">https://mississippifreepress.org/4950/the-...

Those are two separate emails. He uses "African" at one point and "black" in a later one.