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Hampshire College Silences Black Speaker Over Her Support for Second Amendment

Hampshire College Silences Black Speaker Over Her Support for Second Amendment

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Hampshire College, the ultra-progressive institution that has previously made headlines for flying the American flag at half-staff after the election of President Donald Trump, is now on the receiving end of a backlash over its decision to rescind its speaking invitation for Antonia Okafor, a pro-Second Amendment black woman.  Meanwhile, Okafor's speaking engagement at nearby Mount Holyoke College — titled "Female Empowerment and the Second Amendment" — is slated to go forward Thursday evening,

Hampshire College, the ultra-progressive institution that has previously made headlines for flying the American flag at half-staff after the election of President Donald Trump, is now on the receiving end of a backlash over its decision to rescind its speaking invitation for Antonia Okafor, a pro-Second Amendment black woman.  Meanwhile, Okafor's speaking engagement at nearby Mount Holyoke College — titled "Female Empowerment and the Second Amendment" — is slated to go forward Thursday evening,…