Princeton’s “Urban Congo” Group Disbanded After Allegations Of Racism
A Princeton University group called Urban Congo was disbanded Monday after two videos of its performances allegedly mocking African culture surfaced over the weekend. Urban Congo’s president apologized on Sunday and announced he would disband on Monday amid criticism from other students and people on social media. One of the videos, which was taken down by the group but recorded and reposted to YouTube, shows Urban Congo’s members – most, if not all, of whom appear to be white males – with painted streaks on their faces and bodies, wearing loincloths, and banging on obj