{"id":2045278,"date":"2023-09-26T14:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antiracist-professor-scrambles-to-explain-decline-of-research-center-as-storm-clouds-gather-above-him\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:44:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:44:02","slug":"antiracist-professor-scrambles-to-explain-decline-of-research-center-as-storm-clouds-gather-above-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antiracist-professor-scrambles-to-explain-decline-of-research-center-as-storm-clouds-gather-above-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor struggles to justify research center&#8217;s decline amidst looming storm."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fantiracist-professor-scrambles-to-explain-decline-of-research-center-as-storm-clouds-gather-above-him%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=2045278&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>At the core of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">critical race theory<\/a>\u2063 lay the toxic assertion that skin \u2063color dictates identity and largely determines destiny.<\/h2>\n<p>Thus, one\u2063 always feels heartened when misfortune strikes \u200dthe CRT enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Ibram X. Kendi, founder of the Boston University \u2063Center for\u200c Antiracist Research, has addressed several recent news items that cast his management of the Center in\u2063 a negative light.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/layoffs-hit-antiracist-professor-hard-research-center-whittled-nothing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laid off<\/a> nearly half of its staff.<\/p>\n<p>Then, \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/ibram-x-kendi-center-antiracist-research-boston-university-investigation\/45245304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCVB-TV<\/a> in \u200dBoston reported \u200bon Thursday that Boston University has\u2064 announced an \u201cinquiry\u201d into\u2063 various complaints regarding \u200bthe Center.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a BU spokesperson told WCVB \u2064that the university had\u200d expanded an \u200cexisting inquiry. The broadened investigation will \u201cinclude the\u200c Center\u2019s management culture and the faculty and staff\u2019s experience \u2063with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friday on X, formerly\u200d Twitter, Kendi posted \u2063a statement on the Center\u2019s layoffs and the criticism he has \u200breceived.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My thoughts \u200bon the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntiracismCtr?\">@AntiracismCtr<\/a> layoffs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRXnPGTqdT\">pic.twitter.com\/yRXnPGTqdT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ibram X.\u2062 Kendi \u2063(@ibramxk) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ibramxk\/status\/1705271803893911884?\">September 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA week ago, I \u2062had to make\u200c the hardest decision of my career and lay off a number of talented and committed staff from the BU\u2063 Center for Antiracist \u2062Research (CAR) to ensure our long-term sustainability and impact,\u201d the statement began.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will Kendi lose \u2062his research center?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you \u200bto The Western Journal news\u200d updates free of charge. You \u2063may opt \u200cout at anytime. You\u200b also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of \u200bUse<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 50% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo:\u2062 50% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction\u200b ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; \u200di <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3480438\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ibram-x-kendi-makes-huge-mistake-twitter-realizes-late-screenshots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kendi<\/a> \u2064then insisted\u200b that the Center\u2019s\u2062 circumstances have not reached\u2062 desperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made this decision not out of financial\u200c distress \u2014 as suggested by some \u2014\u2064 but to put in \u2062place a new structure that would support the \u2064mission of CAR for the long term,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, the statement read like any sterile piece of corporate public relations.<\/p>\n<p>Kendi, however, could\u2064 not help himself.\u200c The antiracist professor quickly adopted the self-pitying tone of a true \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-mlks-dream-unity-country-tortured-critical-race-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRT<\/a> agent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will\u2063 always be people who critique the job someone else is doing \u2014 but I stand by my decision to take\u2063 the long view for \u2062CAR, \u2062especially when racial\u2063 and social justice \u200dorganizations are under attack,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Ah yes, the dominant corporate culture has proven hostile \u2062to \u201cracial and social justice organizations\u201d! Turn on an NFL\u2064 game \u2014 \u200bconsume one hour of corporate entertainment \u200c\u2014 and discover how those\u200d poor organizations must suffer.<\/p>\n<p>Kendi, of course, had more to say. Self-pity \u2062courses through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-says-no-zombie-studies-announces-proposal-destroy-crt-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRT<\/a> veins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeaders of color and women are often \u2063held to different standards and routinely have their authority undermined or questioned,\u201d the antiracist professor complained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I want to live in a \u200dworld where <em>all <\/em>leaders of new organizations \u200dare given the\u200b time \u2064to make mistakes and learn and grow. I want to live in a world where <em>all <\/em>new organizations are given \u2064the time \u2063to\u200c have growing pains and develop. I want to live in a world where we are <em>all <\/em>about building\u2063 and sustaining antiracist organizations. Until we build that world, the crucial work of\u200b CAR will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kendi\u2019s insufferable\u2062 conclusion reads like a parody on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s \u201cI Have a Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While \u200cKing \u200bspoke in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antiracist-professor-scrambles-to-explain-decline-of-research-center-as-storm-clouds-gather-above-him\/\" title=\"Professor struggles to justify research center's decline amidst looming storm.\">segregationist regimes enforced centuries\u2019 worth<\/a> of unjust laws and customs. King\u2063 demanded civil rights, equality and respect rooted in Christian love.<\/p>\n<p>Kendi\u2019s\u200d message, on the \u2062other hand, reduces to something we might summarize as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the ivory\u200c tower I declare\u2063 that you\u2062 must exempt me from scrutiny and\u200b allow\u200c me to continue trading in \u2063the \u2064currency of my ancestors\u2019 \u200bsuffering. Otherwise, you\u200b are the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sooner Kendi\u2019s Center \u2062ceases operations, the better for all who believe\u2064 in\u200b love, justice\u2062 and \u200dtrue equality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from\u200d Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, we\u200b at The Western Journal wake up and pursue our mission\u200c of\u2064 giving you the important\u2062 information\u2063 you need about what\u2019s happening in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We\u200c can\u2019t do that without your help.<\/b><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">America has been\u200c on the receiving\u200d end of false narratives. 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Our country hangs by a thread,\u200b and The Western Journal \u200dstands for truth in this difficult time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with us by donating today.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd G. Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder\u200d of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/antiracist-professor-scrambles-explain-decline-research-center-storm-clouds-gather\/\">&#8216;Antiracist&#8217; Professor Scrambles to Explain Decline of Research Center as Storm Clouds Gather Above Him<\/a> appeared first \u2063on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Boston\u2063 University responded \u2064to the complaints regarding the Center for Antiracist Research and what does their investigation entail?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  At the core \u200bof critical race theory lies the toxic assertion that skin color dictates\u200c identity and largely determines\u2062 destiny.\u200d This divisive ideology has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infographic-key-revelations-of-the-twitter-files\/\" title=\"INFOGRAPHIC: Key Revelations of the \"Twitter Files\"\">gained significant attention<\/a> in recent years, sparking debates and controversy. However, one cannot help but\u200d feel heartened when misfortune strikes the CRT enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Professor Ibram X. Kendi, the founder of the Boston University Center for\u200c Antiracist Research, has\u200b faced several setbacks that have cast a negative \u2063light on his management of the Center. Last week, the Center laid off\u2063 almost\u2062 half of its \u200dstaff, a move that\u200d raises questions about its long-term sustainability and impact.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the scrutiny, \u2063WCVB-TV in\u200d Boston reported that Boston University has launched an inquiry into various \u2063complaints regarding the Center. The \u200duniversity&#8217;s expanded investigation will include an examination of \u200bthe Center&#8217;s management culture and the faculty\u200d and staff&#8217;s\u200b experience \u2063with \u200bit.\u200d This signals a growing concern about the operations\u200c and practices of\u2062 the institution.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200bresponse to these\u2064 developments, Professor Kendi posted a statement on social media addressing\u2063 the layoffs and the \u2062criticism he\u200b has received. He\u2064 described the\u200b difficult decision to lay off \u200cstaff as a means \u2063to ensure the Center&#8217;s long-term\u200c sustainability\u200c and\u2063 impact.<\/p>\n<p>However, this recent turn\u2063 of events raises broader \u2062questions about\u2064 the future\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-threatens-fbi-director-wray-with-contempt-over-targeting-parents-catholics\/\" title=\"Jordan warns FBI Director Wray of contempt for 'targeting' parents, Catholics.\">critical \u2063race theory<\/a> and its proponents.\u200b Will Kendi lose control of his research center? This \u2064is a question that many \u200dare now pondering. While it is unclear what the outcome will be, \u200dthe\u2063 fact that such inquiries and layoffs have taken place\u200d suggests that there is growing skepticism and pushback\u200b against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universities-around-the-country-will-host-critical-whiteness-studies-courses\/\" title=\"Universities nationwide to offer 'Critical Whiteness Studies' courses.\">critical\u200d race theory<\/a> and its implications.<\/p>\n<p>Critical race theory&#8217;s assertion that skin color dictates identity and predominantly \u2062determines destiny is a deeply \u200dflawed and\u200b divisive idea. It fails\u2063 to\u200b recognize the complexity of\u200d individual experiences and perpetuates a harmful narrative \u200bof victimhood and oppression.\u2064 As events like the layoffs and investigations at the \u2063Boston University Center \u2064for Antiracist Research unfold, it becomes apparent that \u200dthere is\u200c an increasing recognition of these flaws and a rejection of the divisive ideology at the heart of critical race theory.<\/p>\n<p>The future of\u2062 critical race\u2062 theory remains uncertain, and only time \u2062will\u2063 tell how it will evolve. \u2063However, the recent setbacks faced by Professor Kendi and his\u2064 research center indicate a turning \u2064tide in public opinion.\u200b As society continues to grapple \u200bwith issues \u200bof race and\u2064 discrimination, it is \u2063crucial to promote unity, understanding, and equal \u200bopportunity rather than perpetuating a divisive narrative based on skin color.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research in a negative light. These incidents have brought satisfaction to those who oppose critical race theory, as it promotes the harmful belief that one&#8217;s identity and future are determined by their skin color. 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