Ibram X. Kendi Is Wrong About Jason Arday

British academic Jason Arday, who had resigned from a professorship at Cambridge University following plagiarism allegations and questions about claims in his personal biography, was found dead in south London. Author Ibram X. Kendi stated that media coverage amounted to a lynching of Arday and contributed to his death, a characterization that drew significant online criticism. Police described Arday's death as unexpected but not suspicious, and Cambridge's vice chancellor expressed condolences to his family and friends. Kendi has separately faced past scrutiny over his leadership of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, which closed in 2025 after a university investigation found no financial misconduct.