'All Lives Matter' Slogans Hit Kent State as Tamir Rice's Mother Gives Speech
A boulder on Kent State University’s campus was found painted in slogans including “All lives matter,” “Shame on you KSU,” and “No Rice,” on Wednesday, May 4, the 46th anniversary of the deadly shootings at Kent State University. The slogans were believed to have targeted Tamir Rice’s mother, Samaria Rice, who was invited by the university to speak on the theme “Black Lives Matter: Long Live the Spirit of Kent State and Jackson State.”
Rice’s speech, which demanded justice for her 12-year-old son fatally shot by police in 2014 and called for unity against racism and police brutality, attracted hundreds of students.
Volunteers cleaned the boulder, which was later painted with “Black lives matter” messages. The school said anyone can paint on the boulder.
The Ohio National Guard fatally shot four students and injured nine others during a protest in 1970 against Richard Nixon’s military operations in Cambodia. Credit: Twitter/TheSimbaPikachu