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Chicago School Board President Resigns Following Backlash Over Antisemitic Facebook Posts 

The president’s resignation comes at the recommendation of the mayor, who, on Thursday, announced that he had asked Reverend Mitchell Ikenna Johnson to step down.

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Rev. Mitchell L. Ikenna Johnson, one of six nominees by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to the Chicago Board of Education. AP/Charles Rex Arbogast
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Just seven days into his tenure as president of Chicago’s public school board, Reverend Mitchell Ikenna Johnson is stepping down from his post amid a flurry of backlash over recently unearthed antisemitic social media posts.

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NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Ms. Zhukovsky studied economics and government at Dartmouth College.

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