Students outraged over racist image in Ohio

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WPVI) -- A racist image circulating on social media has students at Xavier University in Ohio outraged.



The photo, which first appeared on Snapchat, depicts a white student at Xavier in black face paint.



The caption reads "Who needs white when black lives matter."



Some students feel the freshman is mocking black people and the Black Lives Matter movement.



The college president says he is deeply troubled and outraged.



School officials are looking into it.

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