Ole Miss students urge others facing racism to speak out

The Root's excerpt from a CBS Mornings interview centers the students' lingering hurt and their call to be heard.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 153,203 views a day, 32 times a normal first day on this channel (4,758).

Ole Miss Students Targeted by Racism Speak Out | The Root

Jakira Metcalf went outside to ask for an explanation after discovering doorbell-camera footage of women making racist gestures at her apartment door. In the interview shared by The Root, the Black Ole Miss students describe what followed, including an apology that did not erase the experience.

Roommate Kaiyden Caldwell recounts being told that several doors had been targeted, but says theirs was the only one. When the conversation turns to forgiveness, Metcalf answers: "I just have mixed feelings about it." Victoria Johnson also describes the hurt that remains after the incident.

The Short is an excerpt from CBS Mornings, not an interview conducted by The Root. The University of Mississippi is investigating the incident, according to the video's description.

The upload drew roughly 77,000 views in eight hours, already far beyond The Root's usual full-day audience for a Short. Its comment section was also much busier than a typical first day.

Caldwell closes by encouraging people who experience similar treatment to speak out. Her appeal puts the emphasis on listening to those targeted, rather than letting an apology become the end of the conversation.

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