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Calvin C. Goode is laid at state in front of Calvin C. Goode Municipal Building in Phoenix, Ariz on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)
PHOENIX The FBI and Phoenix Police Department are investigating after hackers shouting racial slurs interrupted a virtual memorial Tuesday for Phoenix civil rights icon Calvin Goode.
The Historic Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church hosted a livestream on its Facebook page, with family members, city officials and friends speaking through Zoom. Mayor Kate Gallego was speaking when someone began shouting slurs a half-hour into the service.
Gallego confirmed that an investigation was underway and condemned the hate speech.
PHOENIX
Phoenix city officials, residents and prominent members of the Black community will honor late civil rights icon, city leader and longtime Arizona resident Calvin Coolidge Goode in the coming weeks.
Goode died on Dec. 23 from an illness not related to COVID-19. He was 93.
A virtual memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will be livestreamed online by the Historic Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Facebook.
Next week, the city will celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with a virtual award ceremony honoring the newest honoree of the Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award.
Phoenix city officials, residents and prominent members of the Black community will honour late civil rights icon, city leader and longtime Arizona resident Calvin Coolidge Goode in the coming weeks. Goode died on Dec. 23 from an illness not related to COVID-19. He was 93. A virtual memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday. Because of […]