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Council, residents condemn racist Zoom disruption at Aug. 7 public comment; city says livestreaming platform was shut down and incident reported
Summary
Speakers at the City of Temple’s public-comment period described a racist and vulgar disruption of the city’s livestream during an August 7 meeting and said city leaders acted to cut off the online access and investigate the incident.
Speakers at the City of Temple’s public-comment period described a racist and vulgar disruption of the city’s livestream during an August 7 meeting and said city leaders acted to cut off the online access and investigate the incident.
Resident account and mayor’s letter
Bobby Johnson of South Henderson Street addressed the council during public comment to say he and others present at a prior meeting were subjected to derogatory comments from an unknown virtual participant; he said the participant used the “n word” and displayed offensive images. Johnson said he had received a letter from the mayor…
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