Iowa Democratic Black Caucus Zoom meeting bombarded with hate speech Share Updated: 5:28 PM CST Feb 8, 2021 Share Updated: 5:28 PM CST Feb 8, 2021
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Show Transcript 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 STUDD