Ole Miss Responds to Viral Racist Taunts and Threats Against Student’s Family

WHO:

CBS News US - A group of Black University of Mississippi roommates described alleged racial harassment.

CBS News US - Two White students were captured on a doorbell camera making monkey gestures and sounds outside the roommates’ apartment.

CBS News US - Journalist Jericka Duncan interviewed the roommates.

TMZ - University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce released a statement.

TMZ - Alaina Kunes and her family reportedly received numerous alleged threats.

TMZ - A voicemail caller claimed to be an Ole Miss student and threatened to hang Kunes if the caller saw her on campus again.

AllHipHop - Alaina Kunes left Ole Miss.

AllHipHop - A fundraiser for another woman shown in the racist video threatened cancellation over an apology.

WHAT:

CBS News US - A doorbell-camera video captured two White students making monkey gestures and sounds outside Black students’ apartment.

CBS News US - The roommates discussed the alleged incident and urged others to “be mindful of their actions.”

TMZ - The university released a long social media statement about the video after it went viral.

TMZ - A voicemail allegedly threatened Kunes, saying the caller would hang her if they saw her on campus again.

AllHipHop - The racist-video fallout included Kunes leaving Ole Miss and a fundraiser threatening cancellation over an apology.

WHERE:

CBS News US - The alleged incident occurred outside the Black students’ apartment at the University of Mississippi.

TMZ - The voicemail threat referred to seeing Kunes on campus.

AllHipHop - Kunes left the University of Mississippi.

HOW:

CBS News US - A doorbell camera recorded the alleged harassment.

CBS News US - The roommates described their experience in an extended interview with Jericka Duncan.

TMZ - The threat was delivered in a voicemail.

TMZ - Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce shared the university’s response in a social media post.

(UPDATED November 13, 2026 11:59 UTC)

Doorbell footage showed two White students making monkey gestures outside Black roommates’ Ole Miss apartment. The roommates described the alleged harassment, while the university’s chancellor issued a public statement. Alaina Kunes left Ole Miss after receiving threats, including a voicemail threatening to hang her.