Cal State LA professor, Black Lives Matter organizer, removed from LA Mayoral debate

Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor with and the former chair of CSULA's Department of Pan-African Studies, as well as one of the original organizers that formed the Black Lives Matter movement. She says she was removed from the auditorium on CSULA's campus ahead of Sunday's debate.

The debate, put on by the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs was scheduled to kick off at 5:30 p.m. Ahead of the event, videos posted to social media showed a commotion in the back of the auditorium. In a video posted to Twitter by Los Angeles Times reporter Jeong Park, a person is seen in one of the back rows of the auditorium, talking with what look to be either security or police officers, before they forcibly remove the person from their seat.

"You're hurting me," the person in the video can be heard yelling. The person goes on to single out some of the candidates preparing to debate on stage. "Karen Bass, Kevin de León, Mike Feuer, they're hurting me. They're hurting me. This is a public university."Abdullah later claimed to be the person in the video, reposting it along with her own tweet.

"Today I attempted to watch the mayoral debate held on the campus where I’ve taught for 20 years," Abdullah. "As I waited for it to start, the white [Pat Brown Institute] director called the police on me. He and each of the candidates watched as I was brutally removed." Another video from outside the venue showed officers escorting Abdullah from the building, while bystanders demanded to know what was happening. Mail-in ballots for the June 7 primary election go out to voters in just days.

So what she's saying is that if I live and work in Los Angeles, I should be allowed into a Dodgers game without a ticket.. Awesome, but not sure that's how it works. DodgersFrontOffice, please advise. DocMellyMel 👎🏾 BLMLA 👎🏾 BLM 👎🏾

Here’s our school board member KK from the Culver City Unified School District.

again w the “im the victim” mentality..meanwhile shes set forth her blm criminals to cause destruction to this city while hoarding millions of campaign donations an buying up mansions..but shes silent when black gangs kill other black gang members..hmm seems odd!

larryelder carljacksonshow She is a problem wherever she goes.

Acting like a child.

Why is this news? She didn't have a ticket to be there, what makes her think she's special?

Wow! I agree with all the comments below. Domestic Terrorists have no place in politics.

Weird don’t they reside in beverly hills?

Great news. She only promotes hate and division.

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