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Racist slurs interrupt funeral for Phoenix civil rights icon Calvin C. Goode Published Racial slurs mar funeral for former Phoenix Vice Mayor Calvin C. Goode Phoenix Police and the FBI are investigating the incident, after the funeral for the Phoenix civil rights icon was disrupted by people who used racial slurs. PHOENIX - The Phoenix Police Department and the FBI are investigating after a virtual funeral for civil rights icon and city leader Calvin Coolidge Goode was interrupted Tuesday, January 12 by hackers yelling racist slurs. According to Sgt. Margaret Cox with the Phoenix Police Department, unknown persons were heard making derogatory and racial statements at around 10:20 a.m. on Jan. 12, as the virtual service was being held. ....
UpdatedTue, Jan 12, 2021 at 3:06 pm MT Reply(1) 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. ....
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. ....
The Phoenix Police Department is investigating after a virtual funeral for civil rights icon and city leader Calvin Coolidge Goode was interrupted Tuesday by hackers yelling racist slurs. ....