College Gives Students of Color Extension on Exams, ‘Sanctuary’ Cafe After ‘Racist’ Gorilla Incident

Heat Street reports:

American University (AU) in Washington, D.C., has agreed to give black students an extension on their final exams and turn a campus cafe into a “sanctuary for people of color” after an alleged racially-charged incident sparked a student protest.

Last week, officials reported that someone on campus had discovered bananas hung in nooses with the letters “AKA”—an acronym for the black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha—and the word “Harambe” written on them.

Harambe is the giant gorilla who was tragically shot at the Cincinnati Zoo in May last year, only to become “meme of the year” after the internet took it upon itself to immortalize the beloved primate with such classy tributes as “dicks out for Harambe” and “Harambe did 9/11.” Petitions also mushroomed during the summer to erect a White House statue of Harambe, turn him into a Pokémon and make him the new face of the $50 bill.

Sanctuary for the virtuous victims! Is America University violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act by denying white folks from entering a cafe? After all, they are taking federal tax dollars.