Professor Condemned As ‘Racist’ by Her Department After Supporting Colorblind Research

On December 18, 2020, San Jose State University Associate Anthropology Professor A.J. Faas sent an email to his department promoting a new website that encouraged scholars to cite the work of black academics in their research. 

 Called CiteBlackAuthors.com, it was started in the wake of the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd at the hands of police. 

“Help us spread the word and the WORK of Black, academic professionals,” Faas wrote. 

But one member of the department, Professor Elizabeth Weiss, offered a contrary viewpoint.

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