Person caught on camera the night someone strung bananas as American University. A meeting to address the hate crime has been cancelled. Students walked out of yesterdays town hall chanting their demands. Frustration began to boil over today after a meeting was called off between au administrators and several student groups of color. Kristen wright is live in northwest right now with Fast Breaking developments with this story. Reporter kpamz are going on right now but there is still that unease. Today in a statement we heard from the student who was in many ways at the center of this whole thing, tailer dumbson is the new Student Government association president. First africanamerican woman to hold that position. Shes also an aka, the is a roert named in that hateful banana incident she shes not surprised by these quote heinous actions, but i was disappointed to realize that in this day and age we must be prepared for the challenges and that were once our parents and grandparents to be
Students, staff and alumni, packed into a town hall meeting at American University today. Coming together for a common goal, to fight racism. The Student Government organized the meeting after racist displays were found on the campus. Kristin wright talked to students. Did they feel like this meeting was productive . Reporter yeah, students told us they felt like the twohour town hall was productive. The Student Government association said it will not be the last. I believe this was a Tipping Point that officially caused everyone to say, enough is enough. The outcry at American University. Reporte i never imagined i would become the president or the target of a hate crime. Reporter Taylor Dumpson called this town hall meeting, students want stronger defined campus protocols on hate crimes and other biasrelated incidents. They want au police to track the number of hate crimes and they want to know what happens during and after an investigation. Im really glad that we had this open forum
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We decided to shut down today to support our brothers and sisters, refugees. Reporter he and Business Partner who together own the restaurant around the corner also closed up shop. Grande says he thinks its not too late for trump. I believe with respect and dignity he can do the right way. But calling names, saying mean things about us and muslim people, it just does not who we are. Reporter they have both lived in the u. S. More than 20 years. They are u. S. Citizens, but say President Trumps travel ban is preventing their families back in yemen from visiting them here. They plan to go on strike every tuesday from now on until President Trump can lighten up on some of those stricter immigration policies. In San Francisco, Tara Moriarty fox 2 news. The issue of immigration came up during an unexpected and wideranging News Conference at the white house today. President trump said hes planning to sign a new travel bill next week. He also addressed the issue of dreamers, young people brou
Our newsroom. Surveillance showing a man police say. Is very dangerous and they want to get off the streets after he killed a dog in cold blood and tried to do the same to two people. We spoke with police a short time ago. They tell us he broke into a house on Eastern Avenue back in december. While there, investigators say he didnt want any witnesses. So he shot a young man in the leg. Then, turned the gun on that victims mother, shooting her twice. Then he killed the family dog. After that. Cops say he pointed his semiautomatic hand gun at point blank range in the face of the antoher man, but by that time he was out of rounds. Based on his actions and the things he did it leaves no doubt in my mind that one of the things he wanted to do was that he didnt want to leave any identifying victim. I think if he would have had more rounds in that gun he would have killed one the house Crime Stoppers if you have information that could help police call Crime Stoppers. 513352 3040. A middletown