Cal State professor dragged out of LA mayoral debate
By KCAL/KCBS Staff
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LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A professor was forcibly ejected from the Los Angeles mayoral debate Sunday night just prior to the beginning of the event.
Melina Abdullah, a professor at California State University, Los Angeles — where the debate was held — was forcibly removed from the room, according to the L.A. Times.
Video from the scene showed Abdullah, also a Black Lives Matter leader, being dragged out by LAPD officers.
“Today I attempted to watch the mayoral debate held on the campus where I’ve taught for 20 years,” Abdullah tweeted. “As I waited for it to start, the white @PBI director called the police on me. He and each of the candidates watched as I was brutally removed.”
It remains unclear why she was removed. Abdullah is a professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies.
The debate featured five candidates: L.A. City Councilman Joe Buscaino, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, businessman Rick Caruso, L.A. City Councilman Kevin de Leon and L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer.
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