Posted on Aug 27, 2022
Brigham Young fan banned after directing racial slurs toward Duke volleyball player
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Duke University
Brigham Young University
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Why can't we get along. Race seems to dominate are one of the most explosive issues of our time.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM You'd thing we're Past That! Weren't the Republicans Claiming that we are a Post Racist Society after the Election of President Obama Twice? It Just Seemed to Fire Up the Racist, Made them Come Out of their Shells in a Big Way!
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..."YU says the fan was not a student although they sat in the student section. The school released a statement Saturday afternoon apologizing to Duke and its student athletes.
The accusation first surfaced Saturday through a post on Twitter from Lesa Pamplin, a Fort Worth, Texas attorney, who says the Duke player — Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter from Ellicott City, Maryland — is her goddaughter and the only Black starter for the Blue Devils volleyball team.
Pamplin said in the post that BYU fans directed slurs at Richardson every time she served. She also said that Richardson was threatened and authorities had to sit at the Duke bench for their protection. A email sent to Pamplin seeking comment from USA TODAY Sports was not immediately returned."...
..."YU says the fan was not a student although they sat in the student section. The school released a statement Saturday afternoon apologizing to Duke and its student athletes.
The accusation first surfaced Saturday through a post on Twitter from Lesa Pamplin, a Fort Worth, Texas attorney, who says the Duke player — Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter from Ellicott City, Maryland — is her goddaughter and the only Black starter for the Blue Devils volleyball team.
Pamplin said in the post that BYU fans directed slurs at Richardson every time she served. She also said that Richardson was threatened and authorities had to sit at the Duke bench for their protection. A email sent to Pamplin seeking comment from USA TODAY Sports was not immediately returned."...
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