MSNBC host Reverend Al Sharpton's group, the National Action Network (NAN), on Thursday protested Bill Ackman's involvement in the resignation of former Harvard University President Claudine Gay. They plan to picket in front of the office.
Ackman, a former Harvard graduate and billionaire hedge fund manager, has frequently criticized gays, especially since her controversial Congressional testimony on anti-Semitism on college campuses, calling her: calling out.resign in shame”, indicating that she was hired because of the university’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.
Sharpton said in a statement that Gay resigned “as a result of Bill Ackman's relentless campaign against her, not because of her leadership or qualifications, but for the following reasons:” insisted. He felt she was a DEI employee.. ”
Bill Ackman has frequently criticized his alma mater for lacking an appropriate response to anti-Semitic incidents on campus. (Chris Ratcliffe/Michael Fine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sharpton said Gaye's resignation is not just an attack on her, but “on every black woman in this country who has cracked the glass ceiling. Health, strength, diversity, equity, inclusion. “It's an attack on the future of the world.” At a time when American companies are pulling back on billions of dollars in commitments. ”
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So he announced that NAN would be picketing outside Ackman's office to protest his actions and send a message to those who oppose the DEI agenda.
“The National Action Network will show Ackman that his attacks on DEI, a gay president, and Black Americans have consequences. This Thursday, our team will picket outside his office and engage New Yorkers, “His investors, corporate America, will be able to see who Bill Ackman is.” Sharpton said Black Americans don't belong in the C-suite, in the Ivy League, or in other hallowed halls. If I'm thinking about it, I'm going to relax outside the office,” Sharpton said.
Bill Ackman responded that he would like to speak with Al Sharpton regarding his protest. (Getty Images)
Mr. Ackman later responded to XPost when informed of the protest and encouraged Mr. Sharpton to contact him.
“I would be happy to sit down with Mr. Sharpton to discuss his concerns about what I have said and done in relation to @HarvardUniversity and Claudine Gay.Sharpton I encourage anyone who knows Mr. Ackman to contact me directly,'' Ackman wrote. “I'm currently out of the country, so if he came tomorrow, I wouldn't be able to meet him at the protest.”
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Ackman first addressed anti-Semitism at Harvard after calling on the university to release the names of students who signed a letter condemning Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel while they were still ongoing. was. you may be able to avoid hiring them future.
Since then, he has written a letter to Gay in November calling for a crackdown on anti-Semitism on campus, which has risen in the wake of Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel. In December, after speaking with anonymous teachers, he published an open letter accusing the school of discriminating against white men, Asians and conservatives as well.
Mr. Sharpton blamed Mr. Ackman for Claudine Gay's resignation as president of Harvard University. (Getty Images)
“Harvard's problems are clearly not just about Jews and Israel. It is clear that heterosexual white men are discriminated against in hiring and promotions at Harvard. This seems to apply to people and Indian men as well.'' Origin. [Harvard Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging] Universities view the world in terms of oppressors and oppressed, and oppressors include white men, Asians, Jews, and other people who are considered successful and powerful. , have become significant culprits of discrimination on campus,” Ackman wrote in December.
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After Gay's resignation, Ackman wrote a long X post denouncing DEI's impact on institutions and calling for far-reaching reforms, including: dismiss a member of the board of directors; Ended Harvard University's Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in support of the former president.
FOX News' Kristin Parks contributed to this report.
