Lemmons, a former member of the state House of Representatives from 1999 to 2006 and former president of the Detroit Public Schools board from 2012 to 2016, currently serves as chief of staff for state Sen. Betty Jean Alexander, D-Detroit.
In a Facebook post Saturday, Lemmons said, “Our Chaldean brothers used Black Bridge card money to establish banks! Bridge cards, as you know, are redeemed for cash; right?”