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University Suspends Sorority Over Slide Show Critiquing Black Football Players’ Features: ‘We Abhor Racism’

A White sorority member stood last week before a projector screen broadcasting the images of four Black football players at Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C.An image of the Alpha Delta Pi presentation quickly spread online and caused outrage among the school community. In Facebook comments on the now-deleted post, students said the presentation highlighted negative and racist stereotypes about Black people, describing some physical characteristics as unattractive, the Fayetteville Observer reported.
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