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A New Jersey adjunct professor was fired after defending a Black Lives Matter event while on Fox NewsTucker Carlson Tonight.

Lisa Durden got into a heated exchange on June 6 with the host as she spoke about an all-black Memorial Day celebration, and said, you white people are angry because you couldnt use your white privilege card. Shortly after Durdens television appearance, Essex County College President Anthony Munroe released a statement condemning Durdens comments, and insisting her beliefs are not reflective of the schools.

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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, 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.

Munroe said Durden, who taught pop culture and communications for the Newark school, was suspended for six days with pay and then terminated after a public meeting with the school board on Jun. 20.

The college affirms its right to select employees who represent the institution appropriately and are aligned with our mission, Munroe said, while stating it supports and affirms the right of free speech and independent views and expressions of those views for our faculty and staff.

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Durden said the schools decision to fire her was meant to send a message. They did this to humiliate me, she said. Essex County College publicly lynched me in front of my students.

During an interview with NJ.com, the Newark resident said she assumed because she taught at a predominately black school her opinions would be supported. It should be a safe place for me, she said. I thought when I came home from war, I would be safe. Instead, I was fired.

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Black Lives Matter NYC published an open letter June 25 on Medium, criticizing NYC Pride for the high levels of police presence, and for the NYPD vehicles decorated with Pride decals.

"As many people in NYC fawn over the NYPDs participation in Pride events," states the letter. "We cannot forget the dangers that one of the biggest military forces poses to Black communities."

Other cities' police departments have come under similar criticism for Pride-themed decals on police vehicles, while simultaneously facing documented accounts of targeted brutality.

NYC Pride is not the only Pride event to face such criticism. Many cities have faced tensions between LGBTQ and racial justice activists, as conversations about access, and inclusiveness continue. The Black Lives Matter NYC open letter specifcally stands in solidarity with a similar movement in Toronto, where the Black Lives Matter local chapter chose not to attend Pride.

The letter goes on to present examples of recent police brutality towards black communities, specifically black LGBTQ communities. Cases of trans women facing targeted abuse by NYPD, and numerous other examples of violence.

Black Lives Matter NYC is calling for the end of predatory policing and a divestment from NYPD's $4.8 billion a year budget to be refocused into community building programs and social work services.

"The companies could support the local borough Prides that are led by Black & Brown organizers, often with little to no budget, in order to provide a safe-space for people of color."

The letter also addresses the issue of corporate sponsorship, which has been a developing dividing factor within the LGBTQ community.

Our issue is that it's great if people are able to put out these messages of support," said Allen Frimpong, of Black Lives Matter NYC, about corporate sponsorship, in a comment to The FADER. "But that this support isnt backing these communities program.

NYC Pride's leading sponsors are T-Mobile and Walmart, and are followed by 54 more corporate sponsors, which have contributed a total of $1.7 million to NYC Pride.

"It's not enough to put out a van, Frimpong continued. What are we saying when these issues go unaddressed? Were recognizing that we can put all this money into Pride, but people are still getting shot by the police.

Frimpong told The FADER that he wasn't sure what was next, but that he hoped a dialogue with NYC Pride organizers would begin "about the safety of black and brown folks," and spaces where these communities, communities like Bushwick and East New York, can have freedom of self determination and to fully express themselves.

"We can no longer support spaces where those who kill us with impunity, are allowed to march beside us," ends the statement, written by Kei Williams and outlined by Kleaver Cruz. "We can no longer support spaces where those who kill us with impunity, are allowed to patrol a day of celebration. We are here for Pride, but not like this."

You can read the full letter here.

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A Black Lives Matter activist who controversially appeared on Tucker Carlsons Fox News show earlier this month and mocked white people while defending a blacks only Memorial Day event has been fired from the community college where she worked.

According an Associated Press report, Essex County College has fired adjunct professor Lisa Durden for the comments she made while on Carlsons show. The announcement comes just two weeks after Durden appeared on Fox and just days after it was reported that she had been suspended indefinitely from her teaching position.

Durden originally appeared on Carlsons show on June 6 to discuss the blacks-only event. When Carlson confronted Durden about the blacks-only celebration, Durden mocked: Boo-hoo-hoo, you white people are angry because you couldnt use your white privilege card to get invited to the Black Lives Matters all-black Memorial Day celebration! Wow!

During their tense exchange, Carlson said Durden was demented.

Just two days after the interview, the AP reports that Essex suspended Durden with pay. College officials say they suspended the teacher after receiving complaints about her interview and the comments she made. But after another meeting with college officials last Tuesday, Durden got the axe.

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Essex County College President Anthony Munroe said the school supports and affirms the right of free speech and independent views and expressions of those views for faculty and staff.

He also noted that although Durden did not mention her affiliation with the school during her television appearance or claim to be representing its views, her employment with us and potential impact on students required our immediate review into what seemed to have become a very contentious and divisive issue.

In response to her dismissal, Durden and her attorney, Leslie Farber, are considering legal action against the school, alleging the college violated Durdens First Amendment rights.

I believe their first suspending and then firing her was directly because of her appearing on the Tucker Carlson TV show, and is a violation of her federal and state constitutional rights to free speech, Farber said in a statement to NJ.com.

According to the AP, Durden has also compared her firing to a public lynching. In an interview with NJ.com, Durden also compared her dismissal to a rape victim being blamed for the crime or a solider returning from war to a hostile environment.

Still, Munroe defended the colleges decision to dismiss Durden in a statement late Friday.

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, Munroe said, 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, he explained. Racism cannot be fought with more racism.

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Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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The Dykes on Bikes lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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Jack Jungbluth, 4, watches the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Members of Black Lives Matter sit down on 4th Avenue, blocking the Seattle Pride Parade from proceeding for 30 minutes, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Members of Black Lives Matter sit down on 4th Avenue, blocking the Seattle Pride Parade from proceeding for 30 minutes, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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Alyssa Pablo watches the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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Members of ROTC: Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps perform during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scouts from Troop 98 Rainier hold pride flags during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scouts from Troop 98 Rainier hold pride flags during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Dykes on Bikes lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Dykes on Bikes lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Dykes on Bikes lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Dykes on Bikes lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Two members of the Dykes on Bikes steal a smooch before leading the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Two members of the Dykes on Bikes steal a smooch before leading the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

A woman dressed as Wonder Woman rides in the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

A woman dressed as Wonder Woman rides in the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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People watch from a balcony overlooking the Seattle Pride Parade route, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Boy Scouts of America lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Boy Scouts of America lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence walk in the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence walk in the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Katie Jensen (left), Mikala Kim (center), and Anna Russell-Sessun watch the Seattle Pride Parade as it goes down 4th Avenue, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Katie Jensen (left), Mikala Kim (center), and Anna Russell-Sessun watch the Seattle Pride Parade as it goes down 4th Avenue, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Members of Black Lives Matter link arms across 4th Avenue and block the Seattle Pride Parade for 30 minutes, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Members of Black Lives Matter link arms across 4th Avenue and block the Seattle Pride Parade for 30 minutes, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Members of Black Lives Matter link arms across 4th Avenue and block the Seattle Pride Parade for 30 minutes, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Members of Black Lives Matter link arms across 4th Avenue and block the Seattle Pride Parade for 30 minutes, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

A Roller Derby girl fixes her skates along the route of the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

A Roller Derby girl fixes her skates along the route of the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Dykes on Bikes prepare to lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Dykes on Bikes prepare to lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Dykes on Bikes lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Dykes on Bikes lead the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

People watch from balcony overlooking the Seattle Pride Parade route, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

People watch from balcony overlooking the Seattle Pride Parade route, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

A pride flag tops the Space Needle during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

A pride flag tops the Space Needle during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

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Rioters threw projectiles at the police line and set fire to bins at the demonstration in Forest Hill in the borough of Newham.

The protest was called after the death of Edir Frederico Da Costa, 25, on the 21st of June, six days after Metropolitan Police officers in Newham stopped him in a car.

Activists claim he was beaten by police and left with a broken neck. However, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said a preliminary post-mortem indicated there were no spinal injuries caused by police, The Times reports.

In total, six police officers were injured, with one male officer sustaining facial injuries and a female officer suffered a head injury, the force revealed in a statement.

The protest of around 200 people started on Sunday afternoon with people holding Black Lives Matter signs made by a group called Stand Up to Racism, which is connected to the disgraced Socialist Workers Party.

Echoing the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S., they chanted: No justice, peace! Fuck the police!

Signs bearing the logo of the Movement for Justice (MfJ) group can also bee seen in photographs the same open-borders organisation that called the Day of Rage protest last week that aimed to shut down London and bring down the government.

As the sun set, things turned violent. Four rioters were arrested for the offences of arson, disorder, and criminal damages. Helicopters were scrambledand roads were closed in the demonstration, which continued until at least 3 am.

The Metropolitan Police said: On Sunday, 25 June a protest occurred outside Forest Gate police station, with the protesters later moving on to the Stratford area.

The protest returned to the police station, where a number of objects were thrown towards officers.

A small number of roadway fires involving the contents of litter bins were started; these were dealt with by the London Fire Brigade. We are not aware of any damage to local buildings.

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