Coach suspended for racist rant against Whitney Houston

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From NBC Chicago: The president of a suburban youth baseball organization was suspended for posting a racist rant on Facebook regarding Whitney Houston’s death.

Oak Lawn officials banned John Kelly from coaching for one year after a parent reportedly spotted the post by Kelly using the “n”-word, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Kelly used the racial slur to complain about the amount of media coverage Houston’s death brought.

Since the posting, Kelly told the Sun-Times his life has been ruined. He said he’s worried about the effect on his business and his kids being taunted. He claims he’s not a racist and said he didn’t realize he’d used the word in the post.

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