Racist LeBron James poster featured at art show sparks school district investigation

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A racist LeBron James poster sparked an investigation in a New York school district earlier this week.

The poster featuring the Los Angeles Lakers star was shown at the New Hartford Festival of the Arts and was created by a student in a junior high art class in the New Hartford Central School District, according to WIBX.

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LeBron James of the Lakers during game four of the Western Conference playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on April 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

The poster was meant to be a part of a fictional cereal box for "Monkey Premium Cereal." The tagline read, "Eat Monkeys, Jump Like Monkeys!" At the bottom the poster read, "Jump like LeBron James" along with a picture of the Lakers star dunking.

The display was featured at the arts show on Saturday, according to the paper. It immediately went viral as photos appeared online.

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"It is disheartening that racist work was not only created, but then overlooked and allowed to be displayed," Superintendent of Schools Cosimo Tangorra Jr. wrote in a letter to the community.

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LeBron James of the Lakers during the Western Conference playoffs on April 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

"We understand that there are students, families, staff and community members who may not feel safe, accepted or welcome as a result of what transpired. Our school community deserves access to a supportive learning environment where everyone feels respected, included and safe.

"We have