Nooses, Nooses, Everywhere

America has nooses on the brain. A noose was hung outside the office of Madonna Constantine, pictured above on Tuesday, October 9th at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College.

Constantine issued a statement saying, “I am upset that the Teachers College community has been exposed to such an unbelievably vile incident, and I would like us to stay strong in the face of such a blatant act of racism.

“Hanging the noose on my office door reeks of cowardice and fear on many levels. I want the perpetrator to know that I will not be silenced.”

Constantine has been recognized for her work by the Society of Counseling Psychology and the Society of the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, and she received an Outstanding Research Award from the American Counseling Association.

She is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development and Journal of Black Psychology.

The State of . . . the noose. And here in the suburbs of the Chi, a 17-year old high school student apologized for driving through the school parking lot with a noose hanging from his rear view window and a confederate flag on display. He later apologized. What’s next Noose Christmas ornaments?