UC-Berkeley: Criticism of Black Lives Matter 'goes against our values'

UC-Berkeley: Criticism of Black Lives Matter 'goes against our values'
...The author, who identifies as a person of color and addresses the letter to fellow faculty members, is highly critical of the conversation surrounding systemic racism following the death of George Floyd.
The author expresses fear over the potential consequences of publicly stating the arguments in the letter.
“I am worried that writing this email publicly might lead to me losing my job, and likely all future jobs in my field. 
In your recent departmental emails you mentioned our pledge to diversity, but I am increasingly alarmed by the absence of diversity of opinion on the topic of the recent protests and our community response to them,” the author wrote.
In response, UC-Berkeley’s history department took to Twitter and roundly condemned the letter.
“An anonymous letter has been circulating, purportedly written by a @UCBHistory professor. We have no evidence that this letter was written by a History faculty member. We condemn this letter: it goes against our values as a department and our commitment to equity and inclusion," the department said."...
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