From ArizonaDailyIndependent.com…
This week, an ASU instructor, and a librarian, who hold themselves out as being Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) gurus, falsely accused a Black DJ of wearing blackface during a charity event for the Scottsdale Unified school district.
Stuart Rhoden and Jill Lassen attacked the Scottsdale Unified School District’s Hopi Elementary PTA for hiring Koko Kim Hunter to host their charity auction. The two were informed after their attack that Mr. Hunter is, in fact, a Black man, who was not wearing blackface.
Rhoden, who is an instructor in ASU’s University College teaching an entry level college-orientation type class and one upper level general education class, is a member of Scottsdale Unified’s Equity and Inclusion Committee and the Scottsdale Human Relations Commission, which claims to “promote all dimensions of diversity” as an advisory body to the mayor, city council and staff. Critics say the Commission may promote some levels of diversity, but not diversity of thought.
Lassen, who has earned a reputation for her abusive behavior towards other parents she refers to as “super rich White Karens,” serves as a co-chair for the Scottsdale Parent Council (SPC) DEI Committee. The Council is an organization, according to District sources, created to support the administration’s agenda and all of its policies and practices.
The embarrassing incident for Rhodes and Lassen began when they made the blackface accusation after Hopi PTA posted pictures of a Disco-themed charity auction. In one of the pictures, Koko is seen with a number of attendees wearing garb from the 1970’s.
