A college professor has argued that black workers should get paid time off when someone in the black community is tragically killed, even if they have no direct connection to them.

Dr Angel Jones, who teaches at Southern Illinois University, argued that black teachers ought to be eligible for ‘black bereavement leave’ because the grief process for the community in the wake of public tragedy can be tough.

The professor said she recently burst into tears when she had to email her students in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death – who was beaten to death in Memphis, allegedly at the hands of five black cops.

She claims it was impossible to ignore her own feelings, and that she had cried ‘numerous times’ sending similar emails in the past.

[I can’t even. Why are people paying tuition for this crapola. ~ Beege]