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Chicago education board president resigns amid backlash to antisemitic social media posts

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker had called for his resignation on Thursday afternoon

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Rev. Mitchell Johnson

Rev. Mitchell Johnson, the newly appointed Chicago Board of Education president under fire for antisemitic, misogynistic and conspiratorial social media posts, has resigned from the position, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Thursday. 

His decision to leave the post came...

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