Kesha Hamilton, a school board member in Jackson, Michigan, is facing backlash for controversial tweets blasting white people.
Hamilton is a racial equity counselor who has served on the Jackson School Board since 2021. She also is the chair of Jackson’s Racial Equity Commission.
Hamilton tweeted on Dec. 22: “Whiteness is so evil.. it manipulates then says, I won’t apologize for my dishonesty and trauma inducing practices and thinks you should applaud it for being honest about its ability to manipulate and be dishonest.. #Deceitful #Perfidious.”
Hamilton also went to as far as to say that white people are more dangerous than animals.
Hamilton has spoken out in the past about district policies and practices she views as biased, discriminatory or racist, including its attendance and tardy policy and its criteria for selecting a valedictorian.
The tweets came to the forefront on Tuesday night at the school board’s monthly meeting to address issues within the county, conduct the business of the JPS board, and open up the floor for comments from the community. The meeting had its largest attendance since school started back in August.
The threat of Proud Boys attending the event surfaced on the internet with a flyer trying to recruit members to the organization that would show up to the meeting.
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