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Hate crimes at UPenn (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John S Reed)
Thu May 3 06:42:22 2001
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The following 2 letters and press release was forwarded to me by the =
director of the membership committee of the Boston Branch of the NAACP.
Olivia Mora
President, Black Student Union, Babson College, MA
Boston Branch NAACP, Membership Committee member
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Hello,
As some of you may already know, last week Friday, the Black Caucus =
President at Penn St. University received a death threat in the mail. =
This letter said that there is no place for "niggers" at this white =
school, in a white town. The letter also stated that if this person was =
still alive by the time graduation came around, there would be a bomb =
there. They also stated that there was a body of a dead black man in the =
woods.
Saturday, during an intersquad football game, 26 members of the =
Black Caucus ran on the field. These people were arrested for =
trespassing, and were released later on that day. The members ran on the =
field to protest the continuation of prejudice that takes place at Penn =
St., and the silence of Penn St. President Graham Spanier. After the =
game, President Spanier announced that there would be a Unity March, =
Tuesday, April 24, on the Penn St. campus. Members of the Black Caucus =
were not informed that this march was being planned, and were upset by =
his actions. Black students have been receiving threatening letters and =
e-mails the past two years, and the administration has not been =
cooperating with the student body. The march turned into a protest that =
has not ended. President Spanier released a brief statement during the =
rally, and then left as the Black Caucus President begged him to stay, =
because her life is in danger. President Spanier proceeded to meet with =
the press in a closed Press Conference, as 4,000 plus students, of every =
ethnic background, continued to protest in the cold wind. Members of the =
NAACP
and the Nation of Islam attended and spoke at the rally. The Nation of =
Islam informed the student body that Pennsylvania has 32 hate groups =
within the state, more than any other state in the country. Three hours =
after the rally began, President Spanier announced that he would meet =
with 15 members of the Black Caucus, in a private meeting. After four =
hours of negotiation, the meeting came to a close, when President =
Spanier refused to meet the requests of the student body, which include: =
building Black Cultural Resource Center, and to increase hiring in the =
African and African American Studies Department of Penn St.
Since no agreement has been met, students have refused to leave =
the HUB, a student building on campus. Around 300 students slept there, =
refusing to leave until an agreement is met. The wake-up for students =
this morning became extremely frightening when police announced that a =
dead black male was found 2 hours from campus. The identity of the body =
is not known, and there is no word right now if it was a Penn St. =
student.
The student body of Penn St. would like the support of the nation =
to end racial discrimination at our school and across the nation. We are =
all God's people, and in this crucial time, we all need to come together =
in His name. Please forward this e-mail to everyone you know, so the =
people outside of Penn St. know the racial struggles that continue on =
this campus, and in this country everyday. God Bless.
Justin L. Denham
Sophomore- Penn St. University
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Fellow students
I'm sending you this article concerning the goings-on at Penn State. =
Dorcas IMed one of the students yesterday and this is totally true. The =
students are not getting any kind of administrative support or =
assistance. Several of the Black Caucus members have had to recruit =
Nation of Islam members as security. The press coverage from the area =
has been scanty at best and mostly unfavorable. Last night was the =
fourth night that students from the college have slept in their student =
building as a form of protest. Anyways pass this on, the more students =
who know the better. Hopefully we can do something on our end to help =
out the students at Penn. Please forward this to your campus student =
groups.
Holla,
Abayomi
P.S I haven't heard about this on the local news have you???? STRANGE
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BELOW IS THE PRESS RELEASE OF THE INCIDENT
April 20, 2001
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
We are holding an emergency press conference to warn the entire =
community, specifically the Black students of Penn State University Park =
and the 19 commonwealth campuses of the imminent threats on their lives. =
This afternoon, a Daily Collegian reporter received two hate letters =
through the United States postal service system in an envelope with the =
reporter's work address written by hand. The first hate letter was =
directed to the reporter asking him/her to send the second letter, which =
was a death threat, to a Black student leader. A quote from the =
reporter's letter is below.
" (first name) nigger lover (last name), since you love niggers so much, =
and that's all you have a notion to write about (white trash that you =
are) maybe you can do (name of other letter recipient) a favor by =
delivering the enclosed letter..."=20
The second letter was a direct death threat to a Black student leader. =
Part of the letter reads as follow:=20
"I have tried with little success to be patient with you stupid little =
black bitch, don't you realize I could have killed you ten times by now- =
your monkey boy bodyguards notwithstanding. this is a white academy in a =
white town- in a white country and by god its going to stay that way =
nigger bitch. I generally see you two or three times a week, so I can =
take care of you anytime I want to, but with cameras everywhere on =
campus, why chance it. I will pick my spot. Running your mouth can get =
you in trouble or get you killed here. but you niggers don't know your =
place and your role, ingrates. I am not alone in this academy, we are =
determined to rid this place of this black blight on our community. =
those like you have been run off or killed. you, also, will just =
disappear and never be found. we mean business and to show how serious =
we are, have the authorities search the woods in centre county. the =
young black buck must have been a no account even to niggers, because no =
one even missed him. he put ! ! up one hellified fight- but there is no =
good from it if no one knows. we want you niggers off this campus and =
out of this town now. we seen you niggers multiply over the years and we =
don't wish to teach you, work with you or live next door to you- you =
gutter low lives don't fit here, never did, you think those big niggers =
from Harrisburg are going to help- parish the thought. you had your =
chance nigger bitch now you're dead!"
Below the typed letter were four photocopied, handwritten words =
including,"grad day =3D bombs- PSU." Upon immediately receiving the =
letters, the reporter got in contact with, among others, Penn State =
university police, the Harrisburg Patriot newspaper and finally =
delivered the death threatening letter to the Black student leader. =
Another press release regarding the hate and death threatening letters =
were sent by public relations professionals representing the Penn State =
administration. In that official press release several quotes from =
President Spanier were used, despite his absence from the university. We =
publicly renounce President Spanier's decision to leave University Park =
soon after being notified of this death threat and admitted murder of a =
Black male student, whose body could be found in Centre County. The =
students want to make it known that Spanier's presence and not his =
comments are needed at this urgent moment. This latest hate letter is =
yet another attack on the livelihood of Penn State students and we urge =
you to further investigate.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The following 2 letters and press =
release was=20
forwarded to me by the director of the membership committee of the =
Boston Branch=20
of the NAACP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Olivia Mora</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>President, Black Student Union, Babson =
College,=20
MA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Boston Branch NAACP, Membership =
Committee=20
member</FONT></DIV>
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<HR>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,<BR><BR> =
As some of=20
you may already know, last week Friday, the Black Caucus President at =
Penn St.=20
University received a death threat in the mail. This letter said that =
there is=20
no place for "niggers" at this white school, in a white town. The letter =
also=20
stated that if this person was still alive by the time graduation came =
around,=20
there would be a bomb there. They also stated that there was a body of a =
dead=20
black man in the woods.<BR> Saturday, during an=20
intersquad football game, 26 members of the Black Caucus ran on the =
field. These=20
people were arrested for trespassing, and were released later on that =
day. The=20
members ran on the field to protest the continuation of prejudice that =
takes=20
place at Penn St., and the silence of Penn St. President Graham Spanier. =
After=20
the game, President Spanier announced that there would be a Unity March, =
Tuesday, April 24, on the Penn St. campus. Members of the Black Caucus =
were not=20
informed that this march was being planned, and were upset by his =
actions. Black=20
students have been receiving threatening letters and e-mails the past =
two years,=20
and the administration has not been cooperating with the student body. =
The march=20
turned into a protest that has not ended. President Spanier =
released a=20
brief statement during the rally, and then left as the Black Caucus =
President=20
begged him to stay, because her life is in danger. President Spanier =
proceeded=20
to meet with the press in a closed Press Conference, as 4,000 plus =
students, of=20
every ethnic background, continued to protest in the cold wind. Members =
of the=20
NAACP<BR>and the Nation of Islam attended and spoke at the rally. The =
Nation of=20
Islam informed the student body that Pennsylvania has 32 hate groups =
within the=20
state, more than any other state in the country. Three hours after the =
rally=20
began, President Spanier announced that he would meet with 15 members of =
the=20
Black Caucus, in a private meeting. After four hours of negotiation, the =
meeting=20
came to a close, when President Spanier refused to meet the requests of =
the=20
student body, which include: building Black Cultural Resource Center, =
and to=20
increase hiring in the African and African American Studies Department =
of Penn=20
St.<BR> Since no agreement has been =
met,=20
students have refused to leave the HUB, a student building on campus. =
Around 300=20
students slept there, refusing to leave until an agreement is met. The =
wake-up=20
for students this morning became extremely frightening when police =
announced=20
that a dead black male was found 2 hours from campus. The identity of =
the body=20
is not known, and there is no word right now if it was a Penn St.=20
student.<BR> The student body of =
Penn St.=20
would like the support of the nation to end racial discrimination at our =
school=20
and across the nation. We are all God's people, and in this crucial =
time, we all=20
need to come together in His name. Please forward this e-mail to =
everyone you=20
know, so the people outside of Penn St. know the racial struggles that =
continue=20
on this campus, and in this country everyday. God =
Bless.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Justin L. Denham<BR>Sophomore- Penn St. =
University<BR>
<HR>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fellow students<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I'm sending you this =
article=20
concerning the goings-on at Penn State. Dorcas IMed one of the students=20
yesterday and this is totally true. The students are not getting any =
kind of=20
administrative support or assistance. Several of the Black Caucus =
members=20
have had to recruit Nation of Islam members as security. The press =
coverage from=20
the area has been scanty at best and mostly unfavorable. Last night was =
the=20
fourth night that students from the college have slept in their student =
building=20
as a form of protest. Anyways pass this on, the more students who know =
the=20
better. Hopefully we can do something on our end to help out the =
students at=20
Penn. Please forward this to your campus student =
groups.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Holla,<BR>Abayomi<BR>P.S I haven't =
heard about this=20
on the local news have you???? STRANGE<BR></DIV>
<HR>
<DIV>BELOW IS THE PRESS RELEASE OF THE INCIDENT<BR><BR>April 20, =
2001<BR>NEWS=20
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR></DIV>
<DIV>We are holding an emergency press conference to warn the entire =
community,=20
specifically the Black students of Penn State University Park and the 19 =
commonwealth campuses of the imminent threats on their lives. This =
afternoon, a=20
Daily Collegian reporter received two hate letters through the United =
States=20
postal service system in an envelope with the reporter's work address =
written by=20
hand. The first hate letter was directed to the reporter asking him/her =
to send=20
the second letter, which was a death threat, to a Black student leader. =
A quote=20
from the reporter's letter is below.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>" (first name) nigger lover (last name), since you love niggers so =
much,=20
and that's all you have a notion to write about (white trash that you =
are) maybe=20
you can do (name of other letter recipient) a favor by delivering the =
enclosed=20
letter..." </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The second letter was a direct death threat to a Black student =
leader. Part=20
of the letter reads as follow: </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"I have tried with little success to be patient with you =
stupid little=20
black bitch, don't you realize I could have killed you ten times by now- =
your=20
monkey boy bodyguards notwithstanding. this is a white academy in a =
white=20
town- in a white country and by god its going to stay that way =
nigger=20
bitch. I generally see you two or three times a week, so I can take =
care of=20
you anytime I want to, but with cameras everywhere on campus, why =
chance=20
it. I will pick my spot. Running your mouth can get you in trouble =
or get=20
you killed here. but you niggers don't know your place and your =
role,=20
ingrates. I am not alone in this academy, we are determined to rid =
this=20
place of this black blight on our community. those like you have =
been run=20
off or killed. you, also, will just disappear and never be found. =
we=20
mean business and to show how serious we are, have the authorities=20
search the woods in centre county. the young black buck must have =
been a=20
no account even to niggers, because no one even missed him. he put =
! ! up=20
one hellified fight- but there is no good from it if no one knows. =
we want=20
you niggers off this campus and out of this town now. we seen you=20
niggers multiply over the years and we don't wish to teach you, =
work with=20
you or live next door to you- you gutter low lives don't fit here, =
never=20
did, you think those big niggers from Harrisburg are going to help- =
parish=20
the thought. you had your chance nigger bitch now you're =
dead!"<BR></DIV>
<DIV> Below the typed letter were four photocopied, handwritten =
words=20
including,"grad day =3D bombs- PSU." Upon immediately receiving the =
letters,=20
the reporter got in contact with, among others, Penn State =
university=20
police, the Harrisburg Patriot newspaper and finally delivered the=20
death threatening letter to the Black student leader. Another press =
release regarding the hate and death threatening letters were sent =
by=20
public relations professionals representing the Penn State =
administration.=20
In that official press release several quotes from President =
Spanier=20
were used, despite his absence from the university. We publicly=20
renounce President Spanier's decision to leave University Park soon =
after=20
being notified of this death threat and admitted murder of a Black =
male=20
student, whose body could be found in Centre County. The students =
want to=20
make it known that Spanier's presence and not his comments are =
needed=20
at this urgent moment. This latest hate letter is yet another =
attack on=20
the livelihood of Penn State students and we urge you to=20
further investigate.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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