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Arizona Republic After only 20 minutes, the online ceremony was interrupted when at least two people shouted racial slurs. The service continued on a Facebook Live stream hosted by the church that Goode attended for decades. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego was in the middle of her remarks when the shouting started. She tweeted a statement shortly after: I condemn the racists who disrupted Vice Mayor Goode’s funeral services. This is horrific and does not represent the values & commitment of our community. I am determined to continue Vice Mayor Goode’s fight. Goode died Dec. 23. He was 93. In a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Gallego said while there is no known connection between the two events the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6 and slurs used at Goode s funeral service she is concerned that our civil discourse is so poor following the events in Washington, D.C. ....
Arizona Republic But after only 20 minutes, it was interrupted when at least two people shouted racial slurs such as the N-word and other obscenities. Goode died on Dec. 23 from an illness not related to COVID-19. He was 93. Mayor Kate Gallego: We are better than this Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego was in the middle of her remarks when the shouting started during the online ceremony. She tweeted a statement shortly after: I condemn the racists who disrupted Vice Mayor Goode’s funeral services. This is horrific and does not represent the values & commitment of our community. I am determined to continue Vice Mayor Goode’s fight. ....
Racist chants interrupt funeral service for Phoenix leader Calvin C. Goode Funeral for former Phoenix Councilmember Calvin Goode interrupted by racist chants; police investigating. and last updated 2021-01-13 00:24:51-05 PHOENIX â Phoenix police are investigating after racist chants interrupted the funeral service for former Phoenix City Councilman and Vice Mayor Calvin C. Goode. During Tuesday morning memorial services held virtually, someone forced their way into the video, yelling racist remarks. Vice Mayor Goode was just the second African American elected to the Phoenix City Council, and his 23-years of service are the most in the council s history. He dedicated his entire life to giving back to others, said Jevin Hodge, who is now the President of the Booker T. Washington Child Development Program, a Head Start initiative that Goode founded alongside his wife. ....