Black Students at Cornell Protest a Pro-Black Protest Led by White Students Ashley Rae Goldenberg | November 12, 2015 2:55pm ET

(Image source: Facebook)
(Disclaimer: MRCTV linked to a Facebook event that has since been removed. An archive of the event can be viewed here.)
An organized protest at Cornell University supporting racial equality has been canceled after a black student group complained about the “lack of people of color in the planning and attendance” of the event, which appears to have been organized by a white student.
The group also stated that “although” the members appreciate “the solidarity and interest of our allies,” the organization would like to address prejudice “in [their] own way.” They then suggested that individuals who would like to show support for black causes should ask in advance for the organization’s approval.
Thursday morning, a Facebook event was created for a #ConcernedStudent1950 protest that would take place on Friday at noon. People immediately expressed outrage at the event.

The event creator, who appears to be a white man on his Facebook profile, was accused of “mocking the struggles of our communities” and “creating an event to promote himself.”
Some Facebook commenters called the event creator a “troll.”
Cornell student and alleged Huffington Post writer Paola Muñoz wrote:

“Are you f**king kidding me? Being an ally is not about starting events because *now* it's actual racism — racism takes on different forms, such as through microaggressions, cultural appropriation, people wearing PoC caricatures for Halloween; bull sh*t that ultimately ‘others’ us that you and so many other folxs poked fun at.”

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