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Hunter College Professor Under Fire After Hot-Mic Remark About Black Students
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February 23, 2026
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2:01Now PlayingA New York City university professor has sparked widespread fury after she was caught on a hot mic making a crass comment about black students — which education officials branded “blatantly racist.” Allyson Friedman, an associate professor at Hunter College, sparked controversy when she interjected a black eighth-grade student’s concerns about the potential shutdown of her school during a Community Education Council meeting on Feb. 10.
“They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school,” Friedman reportedly said while her mic was live, according to the New York Times.
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