Eastern Michigan students protest during game

Eastern Michigan students staged a peaceful protest during their Friday night football game against Wyoming.

Say what you want about Colin Kaepernick’s decision to protest the national anthem, but the man has undeniably opened up a dialogue on racial tension in America.

During and after Eastern Michigan’s Friday night game against Wyoming, Eagles students staged a peaceful protest after racial slurs were found on the walls of the campus in graffiti earlier in the week.

The students, raising one fist in the air, chanted, “No justice, no peace!” during the game.

The protest continued after the game as well, as students took to the field to make their voices heard:

Eastern Michigan president James Smith released a statement earlier in the week about the incident, which he said would be investigated.

“A short time ago, we learned that racist graffiti had been spray painted on a wall of King Hall in the courtyard area of the building. The University strongly condemns such a racist and thoughtless act, which runs completely counter to the values and welcoming environment of our highly diverse Eastern Michigan University community.”

Many have viewed Kaepernick’s protest as an unnecessary affront to U.S. veterans and America in general, but the reasons he started protesting in the first place have gotten lost in the shuffle of a national dialogue.

With a protest that occurred during and after the game, in response to an incident in which “KKK” and offensive racial slurs were graffitied onto the campus walls, it’s hard to imagine anyone getting riled up about a peaceful reaction like this.

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The Eastern Michigan Eagles beat the Cowboys 27-24.