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Prof. Ahmed Afzaal (Image source: YouTube screenshot)
MLK Day event was titled, 'How to Embrace Your Inner Racist: A Session for White People'
Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, held a "for white people only" event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day that helped attendees look at the "nasty little racist inside them."
The event — "How to Embrace Your Inner Racist: A Session for White People" — was led by Ahmed Afzaal, a Concordia professor of religion and social activism who's published works such as "Free Speech Comes with a Price Tag" and an essay on the peaceful application of jihad in the modern world, Campus Reform said.
The event's description says, "After participating in this session, attendees will be able to ... recognize and acknowledge that there is a nasty little racist inside them, and to do so without becoming angry or defensive; and ... describe the skills of psychological flexibility that they must develop in order to make authentic choices in defiance of their racist tendencies."
A side note indicated that the session "is for white people only. While we won't stop people of color from attending, they should know that their presence in the room is likely to interfere with the effectiveness of the session."
Campus Reform said it reached out to Afzaal and Concordia but didn't hear back in time for publication.
However, a Concordia student named Gabe — who asked the outlet not to use his last name over fear of backlash — said whites exclusively attended the event.
"The room was packed with people sitting on the floor," he told Campus Reform, adding that about 70 students went to a morning session. There also was an afternoon session scheduled.
Concordia also featured a number of other events related to MLK Day. Among them were:
Here's video of a 2016 campus chapel event that featured Afzaal addressing spiritual harmony: