In the days and weeks following Kirk’s death, several HBCUs and Black students have been targeted with racist threats. Interviews with Black, brown and queer students throughout the US show a consternation about the valorization of Kirk in his death and concern about attacks on free speech. Some students worry that Kirk’s killing would lead to increased hyper-militarization and censorship on college campuses. At least two Black students at Texas schools were expelled or withdrew from their colleges after videos of them mocking Kirk’s death went viral. Devion Canty Jr, a former Texas State University (TXST) student, was also filmed imitating Kirk’s death at a memorial on his campus.