University of Florida president apologizes following viral videos
The school faced criticism after social media users shared clips that showed a faculty member forcibly ushering black students off the stage during a graduation ceremony.
Celebration quickly turned to criticism after videos of a University of Florida’s commencement ceremony spread online.
Multiple videos shared on Twitter show black students who danced onto the stage being quickly pushed or yanked away by the usher, who the school later said was a faculty member.
Tweets such as these made the rounds on Twitter and Facebook:
UF Twitter 🗣🗣
Somebody please find out this employee’s name!! Every time a Black student took more than TWO seconds, he aggressively pushed them. Watch it for yourself. #ItsGreatUF pic.twitter.com/zMee1nMbUZ
— Chris (@ChicoFreedom) May 5, 2018
And from another angle… pic.twitter.com/iR2ZirCR2Y
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