Iowa Democratic Black Caucus' Zoom meeting bombarded with hate speech
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Updated: 5:28 PM CST Feb 8, 2021
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Updated: 5:28 PM CST Feb 8, 2021
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RIGHT NOW 24 PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS FIRE THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC BLACK CAUCUS IS REACHING OUT TO AUTHORITIES TO TRY TO FIND THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR ZOOM BOMBING THEIR MEETING WITH RACIAL SLUR STEVE: KCCI’S CYNTHIA FODOR SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE PEOPLE W HEARD THAT AWFUL INTERRUPTIO CYNTHI STEVE, I’M TOLD ABOUT 38 PEOPLE WERE ON THE CALL INCLUDING LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS WHEN THE MEETING WAS SUDDENLY DISRUPTED. THE GUEST, U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN JOYCE BEATTY STARTED THE ZOOM , MEETING WITH A PRAYER WHEN THE CAUCUS DIRECTOR SAYS THEY STARTED HEARING RACIAL SLURS AND THREATS. AL WOMBLE SAYS VOICES WERE SAYING, WHITE POWER, SHUT UP, THE N WORD AND ONE REPEATE "Y’ALL GONNA DIE IN LIKE 5 DAYS >> SOMEONE SAID, WE’RE GOING TO BE COMING AFTER YOU. ALSO THIS WAS STUDDED WITH PROFICIENT USE OF THE ’N WORD AND THE ’F WORD. SO I’M NOT GOING TO REPEAT THAT HERE. JUST LOTS OF SHUT UP AND OTHER DEROGATORY LANGUAGE. IT WAS REALLY DISGUSTING A OFFENSIV CYNTHIA WOMBLE SAYS THEY WERE : ABLE TO GET A COUPLE OF IP ADDRESSES AND SCREEN NAMES OF THOSE WHO INTERUPTED THE CAL WHICH WILL BE REPORTED TO POLICE. HE SAYS THE BLACK CAUCUS WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED AND PLANS TO RESCHEDULE ANOTHER MEETING WIT REPRESENTATIVE CINDY AXNE AND CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE WATERS LATER THIS WEEK. CY