{"id":2037754,"date":"2023-09-19T17:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T21:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employment-violence-bu-professor-slams-school-for-mass-layoffs-at-antiracism-center\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T21:37:28","slug":"employment-violence-bu-professor-slams-school-for-mass-layoffs-at-antiracism-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employment-violence-bu-professor-slams-school-for-mass-layoffs-at-antiracism-center\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Professor criticizes school for mass layoffs at Antiracism Center."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femployment-violence-bu-professor-slams-school-for-mass-layoffs-at-antiracism-center%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2037754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former \u200cStaff Member\u2063 Accuses Ibram X. Kendi&#8217;s Think Tank of &#8220;Unemployment Violence&#8221;<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Ibram X.\u2064 Kendi \u200c\/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A \u2062former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-falsely-accused-by-serial-liar-of-providing-grades-for-sex-hes-suing-school-that-broke-contract-to-investigate-him\/\" title=\"Professor Falsely Accused By Serial Liar Of Providing Grades For Sex. He\u2019s Suing School That Broke Contract To Investigate Him.\">faculty member<\/a> \u2064at a Boston University think tank run by &#8220;antiracism&#8221; guru\u200b Ibram X. Kendi accused\u2064 the university of engaging in &#8220;unemployment violence&#8221; after the center\u200b laid off staff members.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This act of employment violence and trauma is \u200bnot\u2063 just\u200d about individual leaders. It&#8217;s about the cultures and systems that allow it \u200bto occur,&#8221; expressed Phillipe Copeland, who used to work under Kendi \u200cat \u2063his Center for \u2064Antiracist Research, in\u2064 a passionate Facebook post. &#8220;And too often rewards it. Antiracism is not a\u200b branding exercise, PR\u2064 campaign, or path to self-promotion. It is a matter of life and death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kendi&#8217;s center, established in \u200dJune \u200b2020 during the height of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-curriculum-is-bludgeoning-black-history-month\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Curriculum Is Bludgeoning Black History Month\">racial justice movement<\/a> following George Floyd&#8217;s death, recently terminated between 15\u2062 and\u200c 20 employees, \u200das reported by\u2062 Semafor. \u2063The center had\u200d a workforce of \u206245 individuals as of\u2063 August.<\/p>\n<p>Copeland expressed his \u2062frustration\u2064 on Facebook, stating that after leaving the Center for Antiracist Research due to witnessing mismanagement, the university prohibited him from leading a \u2063fellowship he helped create called &#8220;Designing \u2062Antiracism Curriculum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following the riots and protests after Floyd&#8217;s death, Kendi&#8217;s \u2064&#8221;antiracist&#8221; work brought him lucrative compensation.\u2062 He received a $625,000 grant from the \u2063MacArthur Foundation in 2021 and charges $20,000 per speaking engagement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Hello! How can I assist you today?<\/p>\n<h2> Can you provide some examples of popular Personal \u2062Assistant \u2062Applications available\u2062 in the market<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Sure!\u2063 Here \u2063are\u200c some examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employment-violence-bu-professor-slams-school-for-mass-layoffs-at-antiracism-center\/\" title=\"BU Professor criticizes school for mass layoffs at Antiracism Center.\">popular personal assistant applications<\/a> available in\u200c the market:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u2062 Siri (Apple) \u2013 \u2063Siri is \u200ban intelligent personal assistant developed\u2062 by Apple.\u200d It is available on iOS devices and can perform various\u200c tasks, such as making calls, sending messages, setting\u2064 reminders, and \u200dproviding\u2064 information.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u2062Google Assistant \u2013 Google Assistant \u2063is an AI-powered\u2062 personal assistant\u200d developed by Google. It\u2064 is available \u200don Android devices and can perform tasks like sending texts, \u200cmaking calls,\u200c playing music, providing weather information, and even controlling \u200bsmart home\u2062 devices.<\/p>\n<p>3. Amazon Alexa \u2013 Alexa is\u200d a virtual personal assistant \u200bdeveloped \u2063by Amazon. It is primarily \u2064found on Amazon Echo devices and can perform tasks like \u2064playing music, \u2064reading news, setting reminders, and controlling \u200dsmart home\u200d devices.<\/p>\n<p>4. Microsoft Cortana \u2013\u200b Cortana is\u2064 a personal\u200d assistant developed by\u2062 Microsoft. It is available on Windows\u2062 devices and can perform tasks like setting reminders, scheduling appointments, sending \u200demails, and answering questions.<\/p>\n<p>5. Bixby (Samsung) \u2013 Bixby\u200c is a virtual assistant developed by Samsung. It is available\u200d on Samsung devices \u2063and can perform\u200b tasks like sending texts, making calls, opening apps, \u2064and controlling various settings on the device.<\/p>\n<p>6. Hound \u2013\u2063 Hound\u200c is a virtual assistant\u200b developed by SoundHound Inc. It aims to provide fast and accurate voice recognition and can\u200d perform tasks like searching the web, making calls, sending messages, and providing information on various topics.<\/p>\n<p>7. BlackBerry Assistant \u2013 BlackBerry\u2064 Assistant is a personal assistant developed by\u200b BlackBerry. It is available on BlackBerry devices\u2063 and can perform \u200btasks like sending emails, setting \u2062reminders, searching the web, \u200cand accessing various device settings.<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few examples,\u200c and\u2062 there are several other personal assistant \u2062applications\u2063 available \u2063in the market with varying features and capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Boston University think tank staff member accused the university of &#8220;employment violence&#8221; after layoffs. 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