Jason Arday’s death is institutional murder
- On August 14, Jason Arday, the youngest Black scholar to be appointed professor at Cambridge University, was found unresponsive in his home in London.
- More than a week earlier, he had resigned from his job after a vicious weeks-long campaign against him over allegations of plagiarism.
- The British media, the meme economy online and various commentators dissected every aspect of the professional and personal life of this 41-year-old Black man: from his manner of speaking to his scholarship.
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- On August 14, Jason Arday, the youngest Black scholar to be appointed professor at Cambridge University, was found unresponsive in his home in London.
- More than a week earlier, he had resigned from his job after a vicious weeks-long campaign against him over allegations of plagiarism.
- The British media, the meme economy online and various commentators dissected every aspect of the professional and personal life of this 41-year-old Black man: from his manner of speaking to his scholarship.
Sources: Al Jazeera