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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'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/
The donor helped pick UM'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/
Before Meek'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've been really disappointed for a long time with the way this culture is going." (3)
Norton replied: “Blake, I'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'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/
Ed Meek'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/
Honestly, tweets alone can'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/
Here's the thing—and you'll see more of this in parts II and III: This isn't about one or even two men's emails.
It's about systemic issues at a university where current students' 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/
It's about systemic issues at a university where current students' 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/
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's demise. His firing came within weeks.
The UM Emails: Part II is here: https://mississippifreepress.org/4950/the-ole-
The UM Emails: Part II is here: https://mississippifreepress.org/4950/the-ole-
Those are two separate emails. He uses "African" at one point and "black" in a later one.
