California State University Los Angeles professor of pan-African studies Melina Abdullah issued a tweet telling white individuals not to request to attend a Juneteenth cookout.
"Attention white people… Please don’t ask if you can come to the cookout… #Juneteenth is freedom day for Black folks. It should be #Reparations day for white folks," Abdullah tweeted on Monday.
Last year, President Joe Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, a federal holiday.
Abdullah's tweet sparked pushback on social media, with some decrying it as "racist."
In response to someone who described her comments as "extremely racist," Abdullah replied, "1. Define racism. 2. Why do you think that?"
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