MOCAD Fires Director Over Allegations of Racism and Harassment

The board of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) has fired chief curator and executive director Elysia Borowy-Reeder after more than 70 employees accused her of racial harassment and abusive work behavior. On July 3, a group called MOCAD Resistance sent the board a letter, alleging that Borowy-Reeder had committed "various racist micro-aggressions, mis-gendering, violent verbal outbursts, and the tokenization of marginalized artists, teen council members, and staff." The MOCAD suspend...