Ole Miss Probes Video of Students Making Racist Gestures and Noises

WHO:

CBS News US - The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is investigating a video showing two girls making racist gestures and noises.

NY Post - The video shows two women and a third woman walking past an apartment door.

AllHipHop - Jakiyra Metcalf asked Ole Miss to respond to racist noises and gestures recorded outside her home.

WHAT:

CBS News US - Ole Miss is investigating what it called a “deeply troubling” video posted on social media.

CBS News US - The video shows two girls making monkey sounds and gestures as they pass a Ring camera on an apartment door.

NY Post - The first of two women walks up to the door, beats her chest, and makes monkey noises; the second makes the same sound toward the camera.

NY Post - A third woman walks past while glancing at the door.

AllHipHop - Metcalf’s doorbell camera recorded racist noises and gestures outside her home.

WHERE:

CBS News US - The activity was recorded by a Ring camera on an apartment door.

NY Post - The women walked to a door outside Black students’ apartment.

AllHipHop - The recording captured activity outside Metcalf’s home.

HOW:

CBS News US - The video was posted on social media and captured by a Ring camera.

NY Post - The women made monkey noises and gestures in front of the doorbell camera.

AllHipHop - Metcalf sought an Ole Miss response after her doorbell camera recorded the incident.

(UPDATED November 9, 2026 18:01 UTC)

Ole Miss is investigating a disturbing video showing racist gestures and monkey noises outside students’ apartment. Doorbell footage captures two women making the gestures and sounds as they pass. Student Jakiyra Metcalf asked the university to respond to the incident.