In his email Thursday, Negy said, “I am pro-Black, pro-Hispanic, pro-Asian, AND pro-White. The lives of black people matter as much as the lives of anyone else in this country. This country belongs to everyone here. That does not mean I must endorse what I perceive as misguided and even draconian tactics of certain political organizations, such as BLM,” he added, using the initials of the Black Lives Matter movement.