Harvard ex-president: New Yorkers protest against attacks on Claudine Gay

Reverend Al Sharpton and his National Action Network picketed outside the New York City office of billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman on Thursday, to protest his attacks against former Harvard University president Claudine Gay. “We have started these weekly, one-hour protests in front of Mr. Ackman's office. He has said that the resignation of Ms., Dr. Gay at Harvard is not the end of it. They're going to keep fighting to end DEI, which is diversity, equity and inclusion,” Sharpton said. “That's declaring a war on all of us — blacks, women, gays.” On Tuesday, Gay said she would resign from her position at Harvard, ending a six-month tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism and backlash over her congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus. Gay had come under pressure to resign over her comments at the Dec. 5 congressional hearing, while also facing several allegations of plagiarism for her academic work in recent months. Some of Gay's critics, including Ackman, have argued that she was chosen for the role as part of the school's effort to promote diversity rather than for her qualifications. Some right-wing activists celebrated Gay's resignation on Tuesday as a win in their mission to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10199746/harvard-president-claudine-gay-resigns/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Harvard #ClaudineGay