A Black Student At Smith College Was Called To The Police While Eating Lunch, Nearly 7 Years Later The Ripples Still Remain

A Black Student At Smith College Was Called To The Police While Eating Lunch, Nearly 7 Years Later The Ripples Still Remain

In the heat of summer 2018, Oumou Kanoute—a rising sophomore at Smith College and a teaching assistant in STEM outreach—sat quietly in a keycard-locked dorm lounge. She was eating a sandwich and reading. Without a word, a campus employee called the police, claiming Kanoute “seemed out of place.” The responding officer quickly confirmed she was a student, and deemed there was no threat. “All clear,” he reported, according to CBS News, and The Wa…