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Carnegie Mellon facing backlash over Nigerian-born professor’s violent ‘white man’ post

September 12, 2026 | | Print Article

So-called “antiracism” found a university having to answer for a Nigeria-born professor’s posts marking the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and calling on a white man to “Die first …”

Living in an age where the depraved lack qualms about voicing dark and unhinged views has been as troubling as it has been helpfully transparent. The latest example found Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, facing calls to fire Dr. Uju Anya over racism and an alleged death threat.

Included among the content put out by Anya before deleting her X account, the self-described “Antiracist, feminist,” who researches “Blackness in multilingualism,” appeared to join the rabble of Kirk assassination celebrants — referring to it as “Kirkmas” and wishing “Eid al kirk mubarak” to followers — as she posted, “On this Kirkiversary, we humbly, curiously, surprisingly honor the most important news item of the day: Hasan Piker’s fardels.”

Further, being called out by the account Wuhan Fourth Turning Swan led her to react, “Die first, white man, then ask yourself why I’m dancing.”

Posts captured before the account’s deletion were shared on X by C3, who wrote, “Meet Uju Anya… an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon. A $120,000+ salary. She seems to hate white men. Celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination. She hates America but loves living in America. A nasty person. This woman should not be anywhere near young people.”

Increased attention, aided by Libs of TikTok and others, prompted a statement from Carnegie Mellon in only the latest instance of having to distance itself from Anya’s content.

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“Dr. Uju Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave from the university and is not teaching courses on our campus this academic year. We are deeply concerned by recent hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Anya and are reviewing this matter closely,” the university first wrote.

This was followed by a post stating, “To be clear: These posts incorrectly imply our university’s endorsement and are contrary to our community standards and values as well as our commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and welcoming campus community.”

Previously, as Queen Elizabeth II was on her deathbed in 2022, the professor expressed on X, “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving and raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating.

While then-Twitter had censored the content, removing her post, free speech and increased reach on X led Anya to delete her own account after boasting that she previously told Carnegie Mellon, “I hurl many rude, expletive-laden missives on my personal social media in my refusal to engage in civil discourse and polite, respectful debate with racists, homophobes, misogynists, rapists, liars, and fascists, insulting them with all types of nastiness that their disgusting positions, proposals, words, and actions deserve.”

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In addition to calls for her termination, Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) called on the recipient of federal funds to lose access to those dollars as he joined the criticism on social media, “Is it possible to be racist and ‘antiracist’ at the same time? I don’t think so. #DefundCarnegieMellon.”

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