{"id":162661,"date":"2026-04-10T20:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162661\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:16:36","slug":"lehigh-university-students-hold-a-public-demonstration-against-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162661\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh University students hold a public demonstration against racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lehigh University Students hold a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found near off-campus student residences and they\u2019re calling on leadership to address it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University student Kaitlan Prioleau speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG15-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701861\" \/>Lehigh University student Kaitlan Prioleau speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh University's Black Student Union, speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"7498\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG25-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701878\" \/>Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh University\u2019s Black Student Union, speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University student Kaitlan Prioleau speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG11-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701864\" \/>Lehigh University student Kaitlan Prioleau speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University students attend a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"7012\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG19-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701874\" \/>Lehigh University students attend a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University senior Kira Miller holds a sign with an empty plastic jug, known as a BORG, drawn on it Monday, April 6, 2026, during a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were found drawn on two bottles found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6810\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG04.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1060796\" \/>Lehigh University senior Kira Miller holds a sign with an empty plastic jug, known as a BORG, drawn on it Monday, April 6, 2026, during a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were found drawn on two bottles found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University student Mariana Rold\u00e1n, chair of Student Senate Diversity &amp; Inclusion Committee, speaks during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5988\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG24_261370336-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17763019\" \/>Lehigh University student Mariana Rold\u00e1n, chair of Student Senate Diversity &amp; Inclusion Committee, speaks during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University Professor Kashi Johnson, left, and Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh's Black Student Union, speak Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"7370\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG17-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701865\" \/>Lehigh University Professor Kashi Johnson, left, and Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh\u2019s Black Student Union, speak Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University students hold a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6192\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG05-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701860\" \/>Lehigh University students hold a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University student Amayah Wade recites the Maya Angelou poem &quot;Still I Rise&quot; during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5336\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG23-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701871\" \/>Lehigh University student Amayah Wade recites the Maya Angelou poem \u201cStill I Rise\u201d during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Henry Odi, deputy vice president for equity and community and associate provost for academic diversity at Lehigh University, speaks during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026,\u00a0 at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4151\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG26-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701873\" \/>Henry Odi, deputy vice president for equity and community and associate provost for academic diversity at Lehigh University, speaks during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026,\u00a0 at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University students attend a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5511\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG18-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701872\" \/>Lehigh University students attend a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Henry Odi, deputy vice president for equity and community and associate provost for academic diversity at Lehigh University, speaks during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026,\u00a0 at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5746\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG28-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701876\" \/>Henry Odi, deputy vice president for equity and community and associate provost for academic diversity at Lehigh University, speaks during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026,\u00a0 at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh University's Black Student Union, and Lehigh students Kaitlan Prioleau and Mia Miranda speak Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6350\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG20-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701862\" \/>Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh University\u2019s Black Student Union, and Lehigh students Kaitlan Prioleau and Mia Miranda speak Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University student Amayah Wade recites the Maya Angelou poem &quot;Still I Rise&quot; during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6618\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG22-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701868\" \/>Lehigh University student Amayah Wade recites the Maya Angelou poem \u201cStill I Rise\u201d during a public demonstration against racism Monday, April 6, 2026, at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University student Kaitlan Prioleau speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6494\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG13-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17763020\" \/>Lehigh University student Kaitlan Prioleau speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University senior Kira Miller holds a sign with an empty plastic jug, known as a BORG, drawn on it Monday, April 6, 2026, during a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were found drawn on two bottles found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"7500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG01-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701859\" \/>Lehigh University senior Kira Miller holds a sign with an empty plastic jug, known as a BORG, drawn on it Monday, April 6, 2026, during a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were found drawn on two bottles found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University Professor Kashi Johnson speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3810\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG16-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17701866\" \/>Lehigh University Professor Kashi Johnson speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University senior Kira Miller holds a sign with an empty plastic jug, known as a BORG, drawn on it Monday, April 6, 2026, during a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were found drawn on two bottles found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"7500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG02-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17763021\" \/>Lehigh University senior Kira Miller holds a sign with an empty plastic jug, known as a BORG, drawn on it Monday, April 6, 2026, during a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were found drawn on two bottles found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh University's Black Student Union, speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3705\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG09-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17763022\" \/>Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh University\u2019s Black Student Union, speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh University's Black Student Union, speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6296\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG07-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17763023\" \/>Justin Burrell, president of Lehigh University\u2019s Black Student Union, speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lehigh University student Kaitlan Prioleau speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"5400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TMC-L-RacistBORG14-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"17763024\" \/>Lehigh University student Kaitlan Prioleau speaks Monday, April 6, 2026, at a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. Students say racist messages were drawn on two plastic jugs, known as BORGs, found on or near the campus in recent months, and they were calling on leadership to address it. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lehigh University Students hold a public demonstration against racism at the university in Bethlehem. 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