Black Students Say They Were Harassed With Bananas At American University

Students at American University in Washington D.C. have condemned the school over what they said was an inadequate response to racially-charged incidents on campus this month.

In one case, a rotting banana was left at the door of a black students dorm room. In addition, someone drew a penis on a whiteboard attached to her door.

I wouldnt let people drive me out, Neah Gray, the freshman who found the banana, told the newspaper. But its kind of sad that this kind of thing still happens .

In another incident, someone threw a rotten banana at a black student, according to the American University Black Student Alliance. The organization said that the actions were part of a pattern of behavior at the university; last year, racist epithets were written on the dorm doors of black students .

The university described one of the incidents as not characterized as bias related , and announced that conduct charges were taking place through the Student Conduct process. It was not clear which incident the university was referring to.

On Friday, the administration also announced plans for a town hall meeting to be held that very night.

That response didnt sit well with many students, who said they werent given enough notice to attend the meeting.

Black women are under threat on campus they are being used as target practice , Jada Bell, the Black Student Alliances outreach coordinator, told BuzzFeed. Were literally being attacked and assaulted on campus, and theres nothing being done about it by the administration.

As a result, the universitys student senate issued a resolution late Sunday not only condemning the incidents, but also the schools response .

American University student Ryan Shepard said signs were later posted around campus:

Recently Black women at @AmericanU had bananas & other items thrown at them. Today, students responded. More to come pic.twitter.com/unKgrdevBv

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Recently Black women at @AmericanU had bananas & other items thrown at them. Today, students responded. More to come pic.twitter.com/unKgrdevBv
Ryan M. Shepard (@ryanmarques__) September 16, 2016

The universitys public safety department quickly removed the signs , Shepard said on Twitter.

Students are planning to protest on Monday afternoon .

(h/t LawNewz )