UCLA DEI Chief Finds Out the Hard Way That Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Murder Was a Sick Thing to Do

 He can easily find work on MSNOW

" 'It is OKAY to be happy when someone who hated you and called for your people's death dies — even if they are murdered," Perkins, who is Black, reportedly added according to the Times."   Newsmax.com 

. . . "His last day on the payroll for the $137,000-a-year gig was Jan. 30, according to the letter. It’s not clear what took the university so long to make its determination.

Perkins intends to file a lawsuit challenging his dismissal, claiming he was exercising his right to free speech when he made the comments on social media in the immediate aftermath of the killing on Sept. 10, 2025.

Bob Hoge  "We saw how some deranged, sick leftists celebrated the murder of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk after his brutal assassination in September 2025. It’s one thing to oppose someone’s viewpoints; it’s another to take joy in their killing.

"One of the worst of the lot was UCLA DEI chief Jonathan Perkins, and he just found out that his demented views are too much for even the administrators of that woke institution. He has no regard for the sanctity of human life, but evidently, we’re supposed to cry over his pets:

Johnathan Perkins, @UCLA's DEI director, claimed in 2011 that he was a victim of a hate crime at UVA. He later admitted it was hoax when he was threatened with being charged for making a false statement to law enforcement. After waiting for the statute of limitations to pass, he… https://t.co/sCWQbAvdTk pic.twitter.com/F4oyoDmVt7

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) November 20, 2025. . . 

This man has a fearful pattern:

 “[We all] Hope Clarence Thomas Dies”: UCLA Faces New Free Speech Controversy Over Social Media – JONATHAN TURLEY 

"UCLA is facing a new free speech controversy after its Director of Race and Equity, Jonathan Perkins, tweeted that he (like many) hoped Justice Clarence Thomas would die rather than recover from his recent illness. UCLA recently disciplined a student for controversial statements, but has stood by the right of Perkins to express such hateful viewpoints. Ironically, Perkins’ office has long posted anti-free speech positions to justify censorship and speech codes.

"Perkins is a lawyer (with a J.D. from the University of Virginia) and previously worked in the General Counsel’s office of Harvard University.

"When news spread of the hospitalization of Thomas, Perkins declared “No one wants to openly admit [we all] hope Clarence Thomas dies. Whatever you need to tell yourselves.” He further referred to objections to wishing death upon others as “silly” while adding a racist attack: “Uncle Thomas is a sexist token who’s committed himself to making us all share in he and his treasonous wife’s misery.” . . .

Suspended UCLA Race and Equity Director Doubles Down After Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Murder