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A 27-year-old black woman accused three white members of Duke’s lacrosse team of raping her when she was hired to strip at an off-campus party. The incident has caused a national uproar. On Wednesday, 19 year old sophomore Ryan McFadyen, was suspended for sending an email. The email, which was apparently sent hours after the alleged rape, said “I plan on killing the bitches as soon as the(y) walk in and proceding to cut their skin off.” The email adds in vulgar terms that he would find the act sexually satisfying. The email has resulted in the team’s coach resigning and the season being canceled. Protesters are angry over the school’s handling of the allegations and the team members’ refusal to cooperate with police. Investigators have said the athletes are sticking together and keeping silent. The woman in question attends North Carolina Central State University, a historically black university near Duke. Tracy Egharevba, a member of the campus NAACP, says that the investigation has brought attention to racial issues that always were a part of Duke’s culture. <\/p>\n![\"Jill](\"http:\/\/www.enterstageright.com\/archive\/articles\/0503\/051203nelsonjill.jpg\")
<\/a>GUEST: Jill Nelson, author of several books including “Straight No Chaser: How I Became a Grownup Black Woman,” columnist, and lecturer, contributor to USA Today, and niaonline.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n