Elgin Diversity Consultant Under Scrutiny For Facebook Posts

ELGIN, IL — Elgin's diversity consultant is under scrutiny after posting some expletive and race-related content on her Facebook page, according to reports. Denise Barreto, who is black, faces scrutiny for making a comment about white women and for using an expletive while addressing those who are angry over the ad deal between Nike and Colin Kaepernick.

The posts first came to the attention of Elgin city officials when a group of police officers complained, according to Mayor Dave Kaptain, the Elgin Courier-News reported.

The outlet reported Barreto, 46, is in a professional services agreement with the city for $44,625 signed in March.

One post that drew scrutiny claimed that white women could end white supremacy if they worked as hard on it as they worked on losing weight.

She said a white female friend shared that image with her, according to the Courier-News.

When sharing an NBC article about Dallas police seeking manslaughter charges against former officer Amber Guyger, she used expletives, drawing criticism. Guyger shot and killed her neighbor, Botham Jean, a black man, in his own apartment she allegedly mistakenly entered after a shift.

We interrupt our amazing #fashionweek to officially tell people mad about Kap, Nike etc to F--- yourselves.

#BothamShemJean killed by a Dallas police officer in his own home. This is why we kneel and quit the NFL.

Back to our fun. #KThanksBye

Barreto said she swears in private life partially because she's angry. "I have a lot of anger because I see a lot of injustice," she said, according to the Courier-News.

“I disagree with the language used, and that the post gives indication that no further conversation should ensue,” Councilman Corey Dixon said about the post, according to the Courier-News.

Barreto told the paper she hopes the incident turns into a learning experience for everybody, including her.

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