Hannah-Jones: Harvard Pres. Is Facing Is ‘Racist’ and a ‘Propaganda Campaign’ from Those Pretending It’s About Anti-Semitism

PHILLIP Nikole thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us So Nikole what ░░░░░░░░ you make of the ░░░░░░░░ that this was striking ░░░░░░░░ me some of the ░░░░░░░░ voices who are your ░░░░░░░░ critics are the ones ░░░░░░░░ are Claudine Gay s ░░░░░░░░ critics and the loudest ░░░░░░░░ are calling for her ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ two things are related ░░░░░░░░ idea of pushing back ░░░░░░░░ diversity and inclusion in ░░░░░░░░ education and getting the ░░░░░░░░ of Harvard ousted from ░░░░░░░░ position HANNAH Jones Oh ░░░░░░░░ so they re using ░░░░░░░░ guise of pretending that ░░░░░░░░ is about concern over ░░░░░░░░ Semitism which is of ░░░░░░░░ something that all of ░░░░░░░░ should be concerned about ░░░░░░░░ s really just further ░░░░░░░░ propaganda campaign against racial ░░░░░░░░ So when you think ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Harvard ░░░░░░░░ nation s oldest university ░░░░░░░░ about a 370 year ░░░░░░░░ racial quota of only ░░░░░░░░ white men to be ░░░░░░░░ president it s laughable ░░░░░░░░ think that the first ░░░░░░░░ black woman following that ░░░░░░░░ line of white racial ░░░░░░░░ is the one who ░░░░░░░░ unqualified I mean this ░░░░░░░░ kind of the beauty ░░░░░░░░ how racism works If ░░░░░░░░ are black and you ░░░░░░░░ t achieve if you ░░░░░░░░ t succeed at the ░░░░░░░░ echelon it s because ░░░░░░░░ re lazy and you ░░░░░░░░ not smart enough If ░░░░░░░░ do achieve and you ░░░░░░░░ succeed and you do ░░░░░░░░ to the top of ░░░░░░░░ profession it s because ░░░░░░░░ didn t deserve it ░░░░░░░░ as Toni Morrison said ░░░░░░░░ is all really a ░░░░░░░░ Chris Rufo is not ░░░░░░░░ serious person He is ░░░░░░░░ person who has been ░░░░░░░░ to attack what he ░░░░░░░░ DEI but really any ░░░░░░░░ to address racial inequality ░░░░░░░░ has explicitly said that ░░░░░░░░ does propaganda work And ░░░░░░░░ fact that we re ░░░░░░░░ talking about it means ░░░░░░░░ he s being successful ░░░░░░░░ What do you make ░░░░░░░░ the fact that you ░░░░░░░░ there were all these ░░░░░░░░ presidents who were criticized ░░░░░░░░ wasn t the only ░░░░░░░░ But the other presidents ░░░░░░░░ t criticized because they ░░░░░░░░ women They were criticized ░░░░░░░░ of things that they ░░░░░░░░ or did She is ░░░░░░░░ singled out as someone ░░░░░░░░ is only surviving because ░░░░░░░░ her race What did ░░░░░░░░ make of that HANNAH ░░░░░░░░ Well it s racist ░░░░░░░░ mean we have no ░░░░░░░░ has produced a shred ░░░░░░░░ evidence that shows that ░░░░░░░░ sole qualification that President ░░░░░░░░ had was that she ░░░░░░░░ a black woman That ░░░░░░░░ insulting It defies logic ░░░░░░░░ the fact that of ░░░░░░░░ presidents who all came ░░░░░░░░ intense scrutiny that only ░░░░░░░░ has been called out ░░░░░░░░ a so called diversity ░░░░░░░░ affirmative action hire just ░░░░░░░░ of a black woman ░░░░░░░░ this country have gone ░░░░░░░░ historically and continue to ░░░░░░░░ through every day She ░░░░░░░░ clearly qualified and really ░░░░░░░░ m perplexed to try ░░░░░░░░ figure out what does ░░░░░░░░ have to do with ░░░░░░░░ criticism that she hasn ░░░░░░░░ handled the protests on ░░░░░░░░ campus correctly They just ░░░░░░░░ this as an opening ░░░░░░░░ further soul racial division ░░░░░░░░ to further their campaign ░░░░░░░░ trying to attack any ░░░░░░░░ around diversity and anti ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Why do you ░░░░░░░░ she ultimately survived when ░░░░░░░░ didn t HANNAH Jones ░░░░░░░░ I hope that she ░░░░░░░░ survived because the Board ░░░░░░░░ Trustees at Harvard has ░░░░░░░░ and common sense The ░░░░░░░░ people who say that ░░░░░░░░ have a repressive campus ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t allow ░░░░░░░░ disagreement and free speech ░░░░░░░░ someone doesn t agree ░░░░░░░░ don t agree with ░░░░░░░░ doesn t do the ░░░░░░░░ of speech that they ░░░░░░░░ they re more than ░░░░░░░░ to try to expel ░░░░░░░░ person I mean that ░░░░░░░░ clearly what happened to ░░░░░░░░ We cannot have academic ░░░░░░░░ where we have settings ░░░░░░░░ we have to worry ░░░░░░░░ major donors and people ░░░░░░░░ have political motivations determining ░░░░░░░░ can provide leadership on ░░░░░░░░ campus She had the ░░░░░░░░ of her faculty and ░░░░░░░░ had the support of ░░░░░░░░ student body and it ░░░░░░░░ like she had the ░░░░░░░░ of the Board of ░░░░░░░░ because she is qualified ░░░░░░░░ there s no reason ░░░░░░░░ she should have been ░░░░░░░░ So I hope that ░░░░░░░░ will see courage when ░░░░░░░░ the face of this ░░░░░░░░ of political campaigns.”