Arkansas college to investigate allegations of fans' racist chants at basketball games, official say [View all]

An Arkansas community college will investigate allegations that fans attending basketball games yelled monkey noises and crow caws at black opponents, an official said Monday.

North Arkansas College men’s and women’s basketball teams played Labette Community College in Harrison on Wednesday, the teams' online schedules show. On Saturday, the Parsons Sun, a southeast Kansas newspaper that covers the Labette teams, reported that the visiting players were met with racist chants.

Video footage of the game showed a member of the North Arkansas crowd cawing like a crow several times when black Labette players shot free throws, according to the Sun.

North Arkansas fans were also said to have made monkey noises directed at Labette players, often when the visiting team was on offense.

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