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The  University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racism incident , known as  "SAE-OU racist chant incident"  occurred on March 7, 2015, when members of the  University of Oklahoma  (OU) chapter of  Sigma Alpha Epsilon  (SAE) were filmed performing a racially insensitive song that used the word [redacted], referenced  lynching , and implied that black students shall be denied admission into the fraternity. After a video of the incident was published, the SAE's OU chapter was closed and two of its members, Levi Pettit and Parker Rice(the latter of whom was the ‘leader’ of the chant in the video), expelled.   - Wikipedia Image of Levi Pettit a white male in a dark suit and blue shirt and red, white, and blue tie, ensuring he is in close proximity  to Black community leaders in power, issuing a public apology  for his part in the SAE racist chant incident. Screenshot from Source KFOR The SAE racist chant incident stands out for reasons not commonly discussed. One

  Strange Fruit   By Abel Meeropol  Pen Name Lewis Allan Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Here is fruit for the crows to pluck, For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop, Here is a strange and bitter crop. I was reflecting on how far expanded and removed International Jazz Day is from the roots of Jazz and its role in Black culture. My mind has been on one song and particularly all the women of color who sang it in protest of acts of violence against our people. Jazz day keeps colliding with my thoughts about the Equal Justice Initiative's  Lynching in America project and the memorial museum dedicated to its victims. Strange Fruit