Betrayal at the Gate

The objective of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness has been an effort by many people especially Black Americans and minorities for centuries in America .

Frequently in this endeavor there are many adversaries and even collaborators that were once allies in these pursuits but are now manipulated by those who are the enemies and obstructists to these pursuits  .

Recently UM fired the Executive Director of Office of Academic and Multicultural Initiatives  which is under scrutiny by many across the spectrum of students, administrators and professors at UM.

Academic Freedom is under assault in our academic institutions because of criticism by many of Israel’s inhumane war of vengeance and revenge against innocent Palestinians in GAZA.

UM has now become one of those reluctant allies with many of its policies of late towards Academic Freedom with regards to the War in Gaza by Israel. It is painful to observe and witness UM’s retreat in these pursuits.

UM no longer requires Diversity statements for promotions and tenure, unfortunately UM even now it has adopted a neutrality posture in providing declarations and statements about critical issues and challenges that confronts students and citizens in Michigan and across its spectrum.

Part of this strategy to disengage includes hiring people of color to orchestrate these regressive policies and practices which of course is also a strategic  deceitful maneuver and to terminate administrators that champion Academic Freedom and the like.

Once again in America so many are in peril because of the hue of their skin, gender and politics to observe this posture at UM is outrageous .