Driscoll: Social media post was wrong about 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' – Indiana Gazette

An item posted on social media during an Indiana University of Pennsylvania basketball game earlier this week has triggered an uproar, including a condemnation by the university’s president and a petition urging her to withdraw or IUP to expel her.“You (deleted) don’t deserve your own national anthem,” a female student was quoted by The Penn, IUP’s student online publication, as having posted on Snapchat during activities before the IUP men’s game with the team from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.“(Deleted)” was a derogatory slur demeaning to Black Americans that was used by the unidentified student, according to The Penn.The Snapchat item as similarly edited also was repeated in other online posts by area news media.Meanwhile, at least one petition with more than 300 signatures as of late Friday suggested that the student did not deserve to remain at IUP.“Whether the university chooses to pursue this incident in this way, or not, for her own safety she will not be able to attend this college due to her remarks,” said the author of a petition to get the Snapchat poster “to withdrawal from IUP or (for) IUP (to) take action.”The Snapchat poster was referring to the singing of “Lift Every
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