Imagine going to your child’s law school graduation commencement from City University of New York after years of struggling with studies and finances only to hear a speaker spew hate speech about New York City, America and Israel.
Fatima Mousa Mohammed, a Queens native who was selected by the graduating 2023 class to speak during the May 12 ceremony, praised CUNY for supporting student activism — but said the school still failed students by supporting such institutions as the city’s Police Department and country’s armed forces.
This is an example of how woke culture has gone too far.
Mohammed slammed CUNY for continuing “to train and cooperate with the fascist NYPD, the military.” She also blasted the school for continuing “to train [Israeli] soldiers to carry out that violence globally.”
She called on her fellow grads to dismantle capitalism, telling them she hopes their rage becomes “the fuel for the fight against capitalism, racism, imperialism and Zionism around the world.
Mayor Eric Adams, who gave a speech at the event said in a statement on Monday, “I was proud to offer a different message at this year’s CUNY law commencement ceremony — one that celebrates the progress of our city and country, and one that honors those who fight to keep us safe and protect our freedoms, like my uncle Joe, who died at age 19 in Vietnam while giving his life for our country.
“We cannot allow words of negativity and divisiveness to be the only ones our students hear.”
The school removed Mohammed’s fiery speech from YouTube, but it was later uploaded again after critics chided the public law school for silencing Mohammed, who also ripped Israel over its treatment of Palestinians.
“Members of the Class of 2023 selected student speakers who offered congratulatory remarks and their own individual perspectives on advocating for social justice.
“As with all such commencement remarks, they reflect the voices of those individuals,” a CUNY spokesperson said.