NAACP issues statement on racist language used during Penn-Riley basketball game livestream

NAACP issues statement on racist language used during Penn-Riley basketball game livestream

South Bend chapter of the NAACP is calling for policy changes and a task force after the viral livestream incident.

NAACP calls for public action after student announcer uses racial slurs during basketball broadcast

The South Bend chapter of the NAACP has issued a public statement after a student broadcaster from Penn High School reportedly used racist language towards a Black player from Riley High School during a livestream of a March 6 game. According to a report by Rayleigh Deaton in the South Bend Tribune, the Penn student could be heard “making monkey sounds and using a racial slur three times” while a Black player was shooting a free throw. Another b…