At age 75, the legendary activist has found controversy once again, this time over her support of Palestinian rights — a stance embraced by Ilhan Omar and others on the left.
Angela Davis speaking at the Boutwell Auditorium on Feb. 16 in Birmingham, Ala. By Lavanya Ramanathan Lavanya Ramanathan Features reporter Email Bio Follow February 26 at 11:46 AM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It began with an honor, and then came the insult. A prominent civil rights institution decided to honor Angela Davis, and Birmingham’s well-heeled prepared to celebrate in the town where the seeds of her legendary activism were first sown.
” “The reason that happened is because we haven’t had any conversation about the meaning of anti-Semitism!” [Why we need to pay attention to the rise of anti-Semitism in America now] Tallie Ben Daniel of Jewish Voice for Peace, which supports boycott and divestment efforts, has defended Omar, as well as Davis.
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