Corey Menafee was a dining hall worker at Yale University from 2007-2016.

He lives in New Haven, Connecticut, where he originally hails from.

Corey studied at Virginia Union University.

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In July 2016, Corey was fired from Yale for breaking a stained glass depicting slaves picking cotton ^[-1]in the dining hall of Calhoun College, where he worked as a dishwasher.

Corey was arrested and faces a second-degree misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment and a first-degree felony charge of criminal mischief.

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Although she did not admit that is was as a result of Corey breaking the window, Calhoun Head of College Julia Adams announced to students that the window was being removed.

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Yale students have established a Go Fund Me to help with Corey's legal fees.

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