Principal With White Supremacist Ties Fired

NBC New York reports that a Catholic-school principal who was reported to have ties to a white supremacist magazine has been fired from his position at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in the Bronx. Suggested Reading Why Many Black Folks Fear the Worst Is Already Here Tony! Toni! Toné! Drama: Founder’s Family Fights…

NBC New York reports that a Catholic-school principal who was reported to have ties to a white supremacist magazine has been fired from his position at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in the Bronx.

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Frank Borzellieri, the author of books including The Unspoken Truth: Race, Culture and Other Taboos and Don’t Take It Personally: Race, Immigration, Crime and Other Heresies, has also written for the white supremacist publication American Renaissance, according to the Daily News. 

The archdiocese said Borzellieri’s views “were found to be incompatible with the philosophy and practices of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, and with Catholic schools throughout the archdiocese.”

In The Unspoken Truth, Borzellieri proclaimed that “diversity is a weakness.” Ironically, it seems that the diversity of the mostly black-and-Latino school really was a weakness for this alleged white supremacist. We’re sure that the archdiocese considered the makeup of the student population when deciding that he wasn’t the best fit. Undoubtedly, the kids and their parents agree that “incompatible” was an understatement.

Read more at NBC New York.

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