"At New York University, Black students reportedly received a threatening manifesto specifically targeting them, according to an email seen by the Guardian from the university's Black Student Union. The manifesto was said to contain extremely graphic threats of gun violence and stated the author was coming for only n******, citing the number of Black students as taking away from a safe space for white people."
"Virginia State University's president, Makola M Abdullah, wrote to the campus community: Today, Virginia State University along with several other Historically Black Colleges and Universities received a threat intended to disrupt, intimidate and instill fear in our community. The university enacted a temporary campus lockdown before lifting it with restrictions, limiting access to students, faculty and staff with valid identification."
Coordinated racist death threats targeted Black students nationwide, prompting emergency lockdowns at multiple campuses. New York University Black students received a threatening manifesto with graphic threats of gun violence and a statement that the author was coming for only n******, claiming the number of Black students took away from a safe space for white people. The NYU Black Student Union criticized university officials for waiting more than six hours before informing students that the manifesto specifically targeted Black students. At least seven historically Black colleges and universities enacted temporary lockdowns, including Alabama State, Virginia State, Hampton, Spelman, Southern University, Clark Atlanta, Morehouse and Bethune-Cookman. Some campuses suspended operations and coordinated with law enforcement as a precaution.
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