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Friday, February 19, 2010

City Brights: Zennie Abraham : UC San Diego party mocking Black History Month shows racism

City Brights: Zennie Abraham : UC San Diego party mocking Black History Month shows racism:

"Last weekend, UC San Diego was the site of an off-campus party held that mocked Black History Month. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity was pointed to as the organization that held the party, but its president says that's not the case.
California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass called for an investigation and issued this video statement:"
In the video, Bass said "It seems as though every single year this situation happens." That, in itself, is a chilling report on the state of race relations on California's college campuses.
At the party, called "Compton Cookout" women were given these instructions:
"Ghetto chicks have a very limited vocabulary, and attempt to make up for it, by forming new words, such as 'constipulated', or simply cursing persistently, or using other types of vulgarities, and making noises, such as 'hmmg!', or smacking their lips, and making other angry noises, grunts, and faces."
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity President Garron Engstrom released this statement:
The UCSD chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity denies any association with the controversial "Compton Cookout" party held by a "group of [UCSD] students", identified by the University. Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) strongly condemns such actions and prejudices as the fraternity prides itself of representing a diverse cross-section of the UCSD student body.


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