Racist Tweet By Assistant Principal Sparks Controversy and Enrages NAACP

Students were enraged by a racially influenced tweet sent by Amy Strickland, the assistant principal of Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia. On Monday the students abruptly departed class and began a protest in lieu of a tweet that alluded to young African-American men as a nightmare for Caucasian dads. The post, which has since been removed, was actually tweeted months ago but just recently seen by the students.

Although the high school is predominantly black, the assistant principal is not. The tweet in question included a picture of Caucasian girls accompanied by African-American males in tuxedos. The seven young ladies appeared to be attired in prom dresses and looked very happy with their dates of choice.  The caption included with the image is what outraged the students and the NAACP.

Strickland is not the originator of the tweet, instead she

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