With Black Friday right around the corner, Campus Reform reporter Ophelie Jacobson went to the University of Florida to talk with students about the name.
In 2019, a reader-generated column of opinions was published in the Chicago Tribune, which included a section that claimed Black Friday discriminates against or profiles against Black people.
Jacobson asked students at the University of Florida if they would support changing the name of the day to something less offensive. Most students said yes.
Read the story here: campusreform.org/article?id=18497
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