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During the last week of August, someone had the audacity to paint the slogan White Lives Matter on Kent State Universitys front-campus rock leading to some in the campus community to label it a direct threat to black students.

According to Kentwired.com, the slogan covered over Black Lives Matter slogans which had been scrawled there days before.

The rock historically has been available for anyone to write messages.

But according to the Anti-Defamation League, White Lives Matter is a white supremacist phrase that originated in early 2015 as a racist response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Marteashia Thompson, president of the student group Voices of Color, said White Lives Matter does not represent unity and isnt an inclusive slogan at all. She added This isnt something to uplift Caucasian Americans. This is only a term and rebuttal to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Kent State President Todd Diacon said the incident, along with the recent shootings of several black individuals by law enforcement, serve as glaring evidence that this university and our country need to do better when addressing racism and violence against Black Americans.

In the same message, Diacon said the university would establish an Anti-Racism Task Force which will explore all facets of racism at Kent State.

From the story:

Black United Students [BUS] president Tayjua Hines said she anticipated an incident like the rock painting would occur on campus given the BLM protests over the summer and the racial unrest that began after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Hines said painting the rock with discriminatory words was only a surface-level act in comparison to the daily adversities students of color face on campus. She said she would not respond to those who painted the rock.

I will not try to waste my energy trying to speak to someone who clearly doesnt care about my life, and clearly doesnt care about what I have to say, Hines said. They said what they had to say. My only question[s] would be why did you do it in the dark? Why werent you bold enough to do it when everyone could see you?

Last week, roughly a dozen Kent State students showed up to protest the White Lives Matter graffiti.Kentwired.com reports the demonstrators received accolades from passing drivers for their signs which read Use your privilege to listen to the oppressed, Honk if you agree Black Lives Matter and Not today Karen.

Freshman Sarah Mowder said the best way to learn about Black Lives Matter is to visit the movements website: The most patriotic thing you can do is see a fault in your country, and try to fix it.

Read theKentwired.com articles.

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IMAGE: Twitter screencap /Kentwired.com

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