He went TO Alabama, you goofball. He's talking about the university, not the state. Plus he's not Black.
The University of Alabama is just 11% Black despite being the flagship university of a state that is 22% Black. It's been run by white conservatives pretty much its entire existence. Until recently they had confederate monuments, confederate plaques, buildings named after KKK members, all-white fraternities and sonorities that practiced Confederate-era cosplays, and they still have fans and students shouting out racist slurs in public.
‘Old South’ frat targeted over Confederate event
A white fraternity that traces its roots to the Civil War and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is again facing complaints over its antebellum-themed events.
www.nbcnews.com
#BamaRush reveals the segregationist roots of Greek life at the University of Alabama
The University of Alabama had to be desegregated by force in 1963. But its Greek life remained almost exclusively white until 2013.
www.businessinsider.com
Opinion | In Alabama, White Tide Rushes On (Published 2023)
Bama Rush is like royal watching through Mason-jar-tinted glasses.
University of Alabama orders sororities to end race discrimination
President demands change after revelations that all-white sorority groups actively discriminated against black prospects
www.theguardian.com
UA Board of Trustees authorizes removal of three Confederate plaques
The University Board of Trustees announced on Monday that three plaques commemorating University of Alabama students who served in the Confederate army and members of the student cadet corps involved in defending the campus will be removed from their locations. The plaques are located on and in...
thecrimsonwhite.com
University of Alabama removes Confederate monument
Workers on Tuesday began removing a Confederate monument at the heart of the University of Alabama campus. The move...
www.tuscaloosanews.com
The University must acknowledge its history of racism
A CW columnist urges the University to acknowledge its racist beginnings in the wake of Dr. Riley’s resignation
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This Alabama Sorority Is in Chaos Over Leaked Racist Texts
Alpha Phi’s president was ousted after one member wrote that a bar smelled bad because of “cigs, weed and black girl.”
University of Alabama condemns racist, homophobic slurs hurled at Texas football players
The University of Alabama condemned racist and homophobic slurs hurled by fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorn players during Saturday night's game.
abcnews.go.com
University of Alabama closes spaces for Black Student Union and LGBTQ+ center • Alabama Reflector
The University of Alabama said the changes are a response to a law that limits public funds for DEI and so-called divisive concepts.
alabamareflector.com
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