NAACP calls for probe into San Diego County housing specialist, department over racist social media posts

The NAACP says a San Diego County Section 8 housing worker made about a dozen posts about blacks, Latinos, Muslims, reports bycharlesclark from our sister paper sdut

The San Diego branch of the NAACP asked the San Diego County supervisors on Tuesday to investigate a county employee who is responsible for helping low-income families acquire Section 8 housing, after uncovering more than a dozen racist and Islamophobic posts it alleges were made by the employee on social media.

On the same page was an altered image of Sen. Kamala Harris photo-shopped as a prostitute, and a photo of a truck with a bumper sticker stating, “Can’t feed ‘em Don’t breed ‘em. The government is not your baby’s daddy.”He also shared a post calling for April to be celebrated as Confederate History Month and imploring others to “Stand up for your heritage.”NAACP members presented the images in a PowerPoint presentation to the supervisors.

In an interview after the meeting, Maxwell said the NAACP has been approached by other people who have expressed an interest in filling out complaint forms related to their experience with the county’s Housing and Community Development Services department.

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