University of Manchester apologises over slurs in class
By Kamilah McInnisBlack students who staged a walkout in protest against racist language in lectures and seminars have received apologies from Manchester University.But when the staff member repeated the word at other times despite complaints, they decided to launch the protest.
She says the same lecturer gave her "racialised feedback" about her end-of-year essay on equality in the French legal system. Another student, Anya*, says she also witnessed the lecturer using the same slur - in French - which she read out in a lecture and a seminar in January and February of this year.It was after these that students decided to walk out in protest.
"It keeps me up thinking about all the classes I'm on track to fail just because of how much this has disrupted my studies," she says.Listen to If You Don't Know on BBC Soundsto hear more about the Manchester students' walkout and a chat with former professional basketball player Ovie Soko on life after retirement and Love Island.
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