A college professor who recently appeared on Fox News to defend a Black Lives Matter event in which only black people were invited has been fired.
It was announced Friday that Lisa Durden, a former adjunct professor at Essex County College in New Jersey, would be let go from her job following a heated argument on the June 6 episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight. While speaking about an ?all-black Memorial Day celebration? hosted by a Black Lives Matter group, Durden, who is black, told the host ?you white people are angry because you couldn?t use your white privilege card? to attend the event.
The former professor, who taught communications and pop culture classes as an adjunct according to the Newark Star-Ledger, also called America a ?racist society.?
?The college was immediately inundated with feedback from students, faculty and prospective students and their families expressing frustration, concern and even fear that the views expressed by a college employee (with influence over students) would negatively impact their experience on the campus,? newly appointed Essex County College President Anthony Munroe said in a statement, according to
NJ.com. ?I fully believe that institutions of higher learning must provide a safe space for students? The character of this institution mandates that we embrace diversity, inclusion, and unity. Racism cannot be fought with more racism.?
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