A group of law students from the University of Connecticut recently held an off campus MLK Day celebration they dubbed a “Bullets and Bubbly” party. Photos of students featuring gold teeth, do-rags and gang signs were posted on the popular facebook.com website.

This party has sparked outrage and debate on college campuses across the country. The Uconn incident followed a similarly themed MLK party at Tarleton State University in Texas. In Grace Merritt’s Hartford Courant article Off Campus Party Theme Called Racially Insensitive , Dean of Uconn Law Kurt Strasser is quoted as saying “My basic take on the situation is that if we look at ourselves as a community, some have taken action that is deeply hurtful to other members of the community. I don’t think it was at all intended that way. I think it was an exercise in very poor judgment. I want to spark a discussion where people come to understand what they did has proven to be hurtful.” The Black Law Students Association has declined to comment.

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