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Ole Miss freshman withdraws after viral video shows racist taunts outside Black students' apartment
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Ole Miss freshman withdraws after viral video shows racist taunts outside Black students' apartment

A University of Mississippi student withdrew from the school and issued an apology after a video showed her and another woman making monkey noises and gestures outside an apartment occupied by Black students. The clip, captured by a Ring doorbell camera on November 6, has been viewed over 12.5 million times. The university launched an investigation, while the targeted students expressed mixed feelings about the apology, stating the incident remained hurtful despite the withdrawal.

Ole Miss victim’s mother criticizes Alaina Kunes’s withdrawal after viral racist video
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Ole Miss victim’s mother criticizes Alaina Kunes’s withdrawal after viral racist video

Alaina Kunes, an 18-year-old University of Mississippi freshman, withdrew from the school and issued a public apology after a viral video showed her and another woman making monkey noises and gestures outside an apartment occupied by Black students. The incident, captured on a Ring doorbell camera on November 6, sparked national outrage and a university investigation. While Kunes claimed she was unaware of the residents’ race, the mother of one of the affected students expressed regret over Kunes’s withdrawal, arguing it negatively impacts the young woman’s future. Kunes’s family has faced death threats, and her grandfather’s auto dealership has distanced itself from the incident.