Black college student claimed she was hate crime victim; campus protests erupted. But it was yet another hate hoax; student now charged with felonies.



A black college student who last month claimed she was a hate crime victim — which resulted in protests on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville — has been accused of making up the whole thing.

What are the details?

Kaliyeha A. Clark-Mabins, 19, was charged Friday with three counts of disorderly conduct for telling campus police that two notes were posted on her dormitory room door reading "BLACK PEOPLE DON'T BELONG" and "DIE BITCH," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported, citing charging documents.

Campus Reform posted the charging documents identifying Clark-Mabins as a black female. The college's police department added in a statement that the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Clark-Mabins with filing a false police report and that the resulting disorderly conduct counts against her are class 4 felonies.

The Post-Dispatch said no lawyer was listed for Clark-Mabins, adding that she couldn't be immediately reached for comment.

Campus police added that its investigation — which also involved the U.S. Secret Service — concluded that two individuals originally accused have been cleared of any involvement.

University officials said they were "saddened by the harm" the accused pair "endured because of false accusations," the Post-Dispatch reported.

The paper said the school added: "Although false reporting of racial and bias incidents is isolated and rare, this case should remind every member of our community how important it is to preserve and protect due process and fairness in our procedures and communications."

Here's a video report that aired prior to the revelation that the hate crime accusation was fabricated:

SIUE police investigate racial incident on campusyoutu.be

What's the background?

Campus police on Jan. 23 said they received a report of a hate crime involving the posting of handwritten notes on the dorm room door in Woodland Residence Hall, along with an alleged anonymous text message thread from the fall of 2021 containing threatening and racially hostile content.

Students then launched protests in the wake of what appeared to be white-against-black hate crimes, KSDK-TV reported.

David Daniel, a senior and vice president of the Black Student Union on campus, told the station the school's administration sent a campus-wide email about a bias incident. Soon images of the sticky notes were being shared — and KSDK said text message images contained racial slurs and threats, including the N-word and "lynch."

Daniel then organized a demonstration during which students chanted and held up posters, the station said, adding that in one clip students were seen facing the college chancellor and other staff.

"They say it's under investigation, but I feel like [the accused] shouldn't be on campus period," Daniel added to KSDK. "Because you threatened to lynch students on this campus."

Teacher allegedly calls middle schooler's 'Black King' T-shirt racist, says there should be a white history month. Now teacher is on leave.



An Oklahoma middle school teacher is on paid administrative leave after allegedly calling a 13-year-old student's "Black King" T-shirt racist and saying there should be a white history month, KFOR-TV reported.

What are the details?

Latrell Taft told the station his shirt — which also shows an image of the African continent — was a birthday present and that he was excited to wear it to Heartland Middle School last Tuesday.

But the 7th grader said during science class his teacher asked him what his shirt said.

"She said that if she had a shirt that said white queen it would have been racist," Latrell added to KFOR. "Then after that, she said we need a white history month. I said black people don't have enough recognition and we barely learn about black people in February at my school."

Image source: KFOR-TV video screenshot

He also said the majority of his class sided with the teacher, calling his shirt racist, the station reported.

"I was embarrassed," Latrell recalled to KFOR.

His mother, Melisa Shirley, told the station she immediately called the school but initially was "brushed off."

Image source: KFOR-TV video screenshot

But KFOR said Edmond Public Schools released a statement a day later saying it's investigating the incident, is in contact with the parent, and will take "appropriate and swift action" if it's determined that the student was the "target of discrimination, bullying, or racism."

The district's statement added that it "has taken numerous steps to address discrimination in Edmond schools, including providing professional development for staff on the issue of unconscious bias and ensuring equity for all. The district administration is continuing to assess the need for more training and professional development in this important area," the station said.

KFOR said in its broadcast that Latrell wants to return to school — but not if the teacher is still employed.

"I am proud of my blackness, and she will never take it away from me," he told the station, adding that "I am a king because I think I'm a king" and that he'd tell his teacher that "black is beautiful."

Several of his classmates have already reached out and apologized to him, the station noted.

Latrell's mother added to KFOR that "there should not be educators like this. I think she should be reprimanded." The station added in its broadcast that the mother was set to meet with the principal last Thursday morning and present a list a demands.

What happened next?

The school district then placed the teacher in question on paid administrative leave "pending a decision on disciplinary action" while it continues its investigation, KFOR noted.

Edmond Public Schools officials said they met with the teacher Thursday afternoon but couldn't divulge details about the meeting's outcome, the station reported.

"The district recognizes the public's desire for a quick resolution to this issue. However, it's important to note that employees have fundamental rights to ensure fairness when they are the subject of a complaint," Susan Parks-Schlepp, the district's director of communications, added in a statement to KFOR. "Those rights include an option for the teacher to respond to and contest any recommended disciplinary action."

(H/T: The College Fix)