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Rep. Collins Retweets Racist Campus Video, NAACP Demands Probe

5/20/2026

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U.S. Rep. Mike Collins retweeted a protest video showing a white heckler making monkey gestures at a Black student.
Collins later said he supports free speech, condemns racism, and called the behavior potentially inappropriate.
The Georgia NAACP and national NAACP called the retweet unacceptable and urged an Ethics Committee probe.
Chancellor Glenn Boyce said the campus supports free expression, labeled some statements offensive, and opened a student conduct investigation.

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U.S. Rep. Mike Collins retweeted a protest video showing a white heckler making monkey gestures at a Black student.
Collins later said he supports free speech, condemns racism, and called the behavior potentially inappropriate.
The Georgia NAACP and national NAACP called the retweet unacceptable and urged an Ethics Committee probe.
Chancellor Glenn Boyce said the campus supports free expression, labeled some statements offensive, and opened a student conduct investigation.