The University of Wyoming Police Department and FBI are currently investigating the racist Zoom bombing that took place Monday during a UW Black History Month forum hosted by the Black Studies Center and African American and Diaspora Studies.
During the event, racist pornographic images were displayed that disrupted the panel discussion on cinematic racist propaganda.
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