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Professor makes racist remarks about Black students during school meeting

A tenured biology professor at Hunter College was heard on a live microphone making racist remarks about Black students during a virtual Community Education Council meeting in Manhattan's District 3, as a Black eighth-grade student spoke about school closures.

  • New York City, United States
  • Severity 1 of 5 — Discriminatory speech or policy

Reported by 10 sources

  1. aol.co.uk/articles/york-city-college-professor-causes-092812014.html
  2. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/theyre-too-dumb-to-know-new-york-professor-under-fire-for-racist-remarks-about-black-students/articleshow/128722058.cms
  3. nypost.com/2026/02/24/us-news/hunter-professors-racist-hot-mic-comments-offensive-and-abhorrent-but-shes-still-teaching-cuny-chancellor-says/
  4. nbcnewyork.com/new-york-city/nyc-hunter-college-professor-zoom-comments/6469236/
  5. thegrio.com/2026/02/25/hunter-college-professor-placed-on-leave-racist-remarks/
  6. bet.com/article/qf4gbe/college-professor-placed-on-leave-after-making-racist-remarks-about-black-students-during-meeting
  7. nydailynews.com/2026/03/03/nyc-chancellor-shelves-uws-school-closure-plan-that-sparked-hot-mic-racial-controversy-allyson-friedman/
  8. nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/nyc-scraps-plan-to-close-school-at-center-of-hunter-college-professors-racist-hot-mic-scandal/
  9. parentherald.com/articles/237025/20260304/parents-racist-remarks-spark-outrage-nyc-scraps-plan-close-upper-west-side-middle-school.htm
  10. parentherald.com/articles/237025/20260304/parents-racist-remarks-spark-outrage-nyc-scraps-plan-close-upper-west-side-middle-school.htm
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