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Kehlani Performance Canceled By Cornell University Due To  Discourse Surrounding Her Support Of Palestine
Kehlani Performance Canceled By Cornell University Due To Discourse Surrounding Her Support Of Palestine

Cornell University dropped R&B star Kehlani from Slope Day (an annual end-of-year celebratory student event) just two weeks after she was announced as the headliner, according to the Ithaca Journal . As Blavity previously reported, Kehlani has been very open about the ongoing Gaza war, advocating for a ceasefire. “I am feeling October levels of rage. The disoriance that is this f**king industry. That is my peers of highly f**king platformed people, well-paid people who have already beat the f**king game,” she said. “And you can’t stop for a second and recognize that we wouldn’t have anything that we have — nothing we do has a f**king purpose without people and you can’t turn the f**k around and reach back for people? You can’t speak? Disgusting.” The Grammy-nominated artist also shared that some brands and peers refuse to work with them due to their pro-Palestine stance. Cornell University canceled Kehlani’s Slope Day performance Cornell University President Michael I. Kotlikoff...

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