UAFS Promises to Do Better Following Racism Allegations Against Coach

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Published September 19, 2019 at 4:34 PM CDT

The six-person panel was mostly made up of UAFS faculty and staff.

The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith held a public discussion forum Tuesday evening following several weeks of community frustration after a former player accused the men's basketball coach of racial discrimination on the basis of his hair. UAFS cleared the coach of the allegations last week.

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