Are the media responsible for the demise of a famous black professor at the University of Cambridge? Jason Arday was found dead last week after resigning from the university following widespread serious plagiarism allegations. But his defenders say Arday was unfairly targeted by racist reactionaries. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, assailed the media for engaging in a campaign of "pernicious public shaming," and the activist group Stand Up to Racism said he'd been subjected to a racist witch hunt.
Most notably, the anti-racist activist Ibram X. Kendi stated unequivocally that "the media lynched Jason Arday."
