The Wrong Kind of Black Person | Peter Boghossian & Tabia Lee
Livestream today at Noon PDT
Today at Noon PDT, I’m livestreaming with Dr. Tabia Lee on YouTube. Paid subscribers can leave a question directed toward Tabia in the comments below.
Dr. Tabia Lee is a longtime educator, pedagogist, and a founding member of Free Black Thought. In 2021, Tabia was hired at DeAnza College in California as the Faculty Director for the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education. Tabia attempted to reform the toxic campus atmosphere characterized by many faculty and staff members as “too woke.”
DEI colleagues at DeAnza rejected Tabia’s efforts to promote a “pro-human” approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Tabia, a black woman, was called a white supremacist, a racist, and a right-wing operative, among other accusations.
In June this year, Tabia was fired. She is suing DeAnza College for violating her academic freedom and free speech rights.
Read “A Black DEI Director Canceled by DEI” by Tabia Lee
Great conversation and article from Dr. Lee. It seems unfortunate that in some places, diversity training doesn't promote a general understanding of the differences that exist between individuals on campus, nor offer a clear depiction of where the dividing line between acceptable and unacceptable conduct lies. If I think back to the diversity training I received in the army, it included those things and broke them down so simply that there was no opening left for misinterpretation. Racism in the military is poisonous to unit cohesion and ultimately lends aid to the enemy, which is what makes that line being clear so important.
I'm sorry that Dr. Lee had to endure such frustrating circumstances, but feel grateful that her response is to stand up to the insidious ideas that yielded them.