Friday, November 18, 2011

'Colored Only,' Racist Signs Found On SUNY New Paltz Campus (PHOTOS)

'Colored Only,' Racist Signs Found On SUNY New Paltz Campus (PHOTOS): Students and faculty at the State University of New York at New Paltz are planning to hold several forums after a number of racially insensitive signs were found around campus, triggering a police investigation and a campus-wide letter from the university president.

Editor's Note: This story contains racially charged language that some readers may find objectionable.

After celebrating Black Solidarity Day on Nov. 8, students found a sign reading 'Colored Only' above a drinking fountain in a campus building.

"I couldn't believe it was there," SUNY New Paltz senior Ayanna Thomas told The Huffington Post. "I was very appalled. To me that's blatant racism and shouldn't be taken lightly."