Harvard president’s resignation fuels accusations of racism from Black leaders

Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton, who supports Gay, said her resignation is “an assault on the health, strength and future of diversity, equity and inclusion.” Conservatives across the country have tried to dismantle programs aimed at promoting campus diversity and supporting underrepresented students. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to bar colleges from considering race in admissions fueled the push to end diversity efforts. Sharpton on Tuesday took aim at one of Gay’s critics, Bill Ackman, a billionaire hedge fund manager and Harvard alum who has called on her...