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Officials at a school in Arizona have egg on their faces after they falsely accused a black DJ at a PTA event of wearing black face.
The incident happened at a PTA fundraiser for the Scottsdale Unified School District on April 9, where DJ Kim Koko Hunter had been hired to provide music for the event.
A video on Instagram filmed by the DJ shows him skating around the party outfitted in 70s attire and wearing an afro wig.
Following the fundraiser which successfully brought in more than $300,000, two school officials penned letters complaining about the DJ wearing blackface.
In an email addressing the officials’ concerns, the Hopi PTA president reportedly responded, “I would like to set the record straight. The **** PTA hired a black man to be our DJ. Please share with me how this is [culturally] unaware? I know no apology will undo this image, so I will not be offering one.”
One official who wrote the principal, Stuart Rhoden, who is also black, doubled down on his false accusations on Facebook, claiming the DJ may have used skin darkener to appear blacker.
“Let me be clear, a Black man, apparently in Black face is an entirely different discussion than a White person. However I did not state that the person was White. It was assumed that was my intent, and perhaps it was, but nonetheless, looking on his FB page (photos below), it seems at the very least he is in darker make-up if not ‘Black face’ or I am completely mistaken and it’s the lighting of the patio,” Rhoden wrote on Facebook.
Rhoden is an instructor at Arizona State University, but also works with the Scottsdale school district’s Equity and Inclusion Committee, according to the Daily Mail.
Another school official, co-chair of the Scottsdale Parent Council’s diversity, equity and inclusion committee Jill Lassen, also wrote an email accusing the PTA of promoting racism by hiring a blackface DJ.
Hopi PTA director Megan Livengood responded to Lassen’s complaint by indicating, “The DJ that the Hopi PTA hire was, in fact a Black man.”
Here’s Livengood’s letter to Lassen, via the Arizona Daily Independent:
Hi Jill,
I am deeply offended by this email even with the included apology. The Scottsdale Parent Council is an organization that claims to encourage diversity and inclusion; accusing the Hopi PTA and myself a hiring a DJ that participated in racist behavior is absolutely against your mission. The DJ that the Hopi PTA hire was, in fact a Black man. It is insulting that you feel myself or PTA condone racist behavior or encourage it by posting on social media. After such a successful event to support our school it’s disheartening to to (sic) believe in organization we pay to be part of (SPC) would send out such an aggressive response without checking the facts first or simply picking up the phone to discuss. Your accusations are false and hurtful on both the PTA level and a personal level. I know the goal of the Scottsdale Parent council is to unite the educational community and you are doing the complete opposite. I will encourage Hopi PTA not to be part of this group in the future.
I expect you to share my response with anyone you have shared your initial email with. I do not like false rumors starting about a school I love and spent countless hours supporting.
Lassen responded with an apology, admitting, “You are right, we should’ve reached out and inquired before making such accusations.” “SPC” refers to the Scottsdale Parent Council.
Speaking to The Conservative Circus podcast, Mr. Hunter laughed when asked if he’s ever worn blackface, before admitting he’s worn black circles around his eyes during his time as a mascot.
“So in that sense yes I have, but have I ever done the minstrel show type of blackface? Absolutely not.”
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