UCLA race and equity official sounded off after Charlie Kirk’s slaying. Now he’s on leave

A UCLA official with its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office has been placed on leave amid an investigation over remarks made on social media concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk, according to social media reports and university sources.

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Johnathan Perkins, the director of race and equity, appeared to have published the remarks on BlueSky. The posts express satisfaction with as well as indifference to the killing of Kirk, a popular right-wing commentator and activist.

In an emailed statement to The Times, Perkins said the posts were “written in my own hand, in my own voice, in no way the echo of my employer, UCLA.” He said the posts are also protected by the 1st Amendment.

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Comments

  1. And there you have it….clear and simple.

    There is no reasonable social position on the UC System, or the CSU System.

    The vast majority are prejudiced and anti USA.

    How any more vile and prejudiced statements and hiding behind silence …. this is why Slick and the RSP (the Radical Socialist Party aka Dem) feel free to run deficits, change laws, and more. It is also why people leave the State

    • Cal Richards says

      So let me get this straight: if I am an exceptional Black pilot or doctor and perform my duties above and beyond my white counterparts, and some right-wing nutjob tries to indoctrinate low-performing and susceptible students with lies and misinformation about my skills, I should just accept it and move on?

      What if this were you? Is being a bigot okay in your book?

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