He wasn't this national hero or politician, Alana, who is using an alias, said. He was just a white man with a loud opinion. The sentiment on the historically Black university's campus, she said, is that Kirk's rhetoric about marginalized communities was hateful and that they are being unfairly blamed for his death. In the days and weeks following Kirk's death, several HBCUs and Black students have been targeted with racist threats.
The mindless violence was deeply concerning and unacceptable, endangering lives and jeopardizing the ongoing criminal justice process, which aims to support a victim deserving of truth and protection.