Nearly 300 students showed up to escort Baylor University student Natasha Nkhama to class on Adult | Adult Movies OnlineWednesday after she reported being pushed and called the N-word while walking around campus.
In a video posted to Twitter by Nkhama's friend Jaileene Maite, Nkhama described the attack.
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"On my way to class, this guy went out of his way to bump into me and ... shove me off the sidewalk," she said. "He said 'no n*ggers allowed on the sidewalk'."
"And I was just shocked," she added. "Like, I had no words."
Nkhama also said that when confronted by a nearby student, her attacker replied "Like what ... I'm just trying to make America great again."
"So if you voted for Donald Trump, I hope you realize what that means from someone else's point of view," Nkhama said.
As word of the incident spread throughout campus, students arranged a plan to escort Nkhama to her Friday morning class using the hashtag #IWalkWithNatasha.
Hundreds of people showed up -- including some whose professors let them leave class early to help out.
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Nkhama was grateful for the show of solidarity, telling the crowd that she "just wanted everyone who sees the [gesture] to know that Baylor is a campus of love."
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She and several other students sang "Amazing Grace" as they walked across campus.
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Meanwhile, Baylor has responded to Nkhama's allegations, stating that the aggressor's behavior "is deeply disturbing and does not in any way reflect Baylor’s faith or values.
"We are a caring, Christian community in which acts of violence and insensitivity have no place," said Kevin P. Jackson, the vice president of student life.
[H/T: BuzzFeed]
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