A concert scheduled for Friday as a part of Pan-Afrikan Week in Talley Ballroom has been canceled due to concern following an incident involving the headlining act, Migos.
Migos, an Atlanta-based hip-hop group, was reportedly involved in a highway shooting in Miami last Friday, according to a University press release.
“We are disappointed that the hard work our students put into planning this event has ended in this way. However, safety is our main concern,” said Mike Giancola, associate vice provost of Student Leadership & Engagement in the press release. “We want to encourage the campus community to participate in the other events celebrating Pan-Afrikan Week.”
Campus officials said their top priority was to maintain a safe campus environment and thus decided to cancel the concert, the press release said.
As a result of the cancellation, members of the UAB Black Student Board are rallying at Talley Student Center Friday at 6 p.m. to meet with administrators to hold a question and answer session addressing all concerns from students.
According to an email sent by Lauryn Collier, a senior in animal science and president of the N.C. State chapter of the NAACP, reasons that the concert was canceled included the incident involving Migos, as well as the “gang-affiliation” of the other performer, Pusha-T.
There are no plans to reschedule the concert, according to the University press release.