''White Student Union'' At University Of Illinois Call #BlackLivesMatter Movement An Act Of Terrorism

A cowardly Facebook page called Illini White Student Union, calling Black Lives Matter movement as an act of “terrorism” and called for the monitoring of African-American students who attended, leaving many feeling unsafe at the Urbana-Champaign campus.

According USA Today news:

“I expect some degree of backlash whenever black students … get together and demand their human rights,” said Karen Olowu, a member of Black Students for Revolution, which organized the rally. “I was surprised by the degree and the swiftness, and how toxic it was.”

The rally featured speakers, poets and hip-hop artists expressing solidarity with protesters at the University of Missouri.

The Facebook page read, “A new page for white students of University of Illinois students to be able to form a community and discuss our own issues as well as be able to organize against the terrorism we have been facing from Black Lives Matter activists on campus,” according to The Daily Illini.

Whoever wrote the page did not go to the rally because it was not a #BlackLivesMatter event. … But what they did see were over 100 black people together screaming revolution and talking about ending racial oppression,” said Augustus Wood, a PhD student and member of Black Students for Revolution.

University of Illinois’ Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson described the page as “extremely disturbing” in a statement to the student body.

“We recognize the right to free speech, and we encourage you to exercise that right when you see examples of racism, discrimination or intimidation on our campus,” Wilson said. “We must have a safe environment for everyone – where people can gather and express concerns without fear.”

Discuss.