Students crisscross the American University Campus in Washington, D.C., in 2016. (Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post)Bananas were found hanging from string “in the shape of nooses” on the campus of American University in what the school described Monday as a “racist incident” that is under investigation. The bananas were found at three locations at the private university in Washington, according to the statement from Fanta Aw, AU’s interim vice president of campus life. “These racist, hateful messages have no place in our community,” the statement said. In September, a black student at the university reported that a banana was thrown at her in a dormitory.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2017 20:37 UTC