I think that demanding retraction to a paper with no reason, and then only providing a verbal reason (aka the researcher cannot have the notes with them when making revisions), refusing to explain the process in which feedback was solicited, and then demanding retraction (NOT a revise and resubmit)...

yeah that's super draconian.

ESPECIALLY if other people in your department are claiming no one else has to go through this, just one of the few black women! Damn!