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Lynette Hardaway, of Diamond and Silk, Dies at 51


The sisters were fiercely criticized as their prominence increased.

Bree Newsome, an artist and activist, described the sisters in 2018 as “a modern day busker” aimed at “white conservatives who want to believe that Trump cannot be racist” race or they themselves cannot be racist because of these two people. Black women named Diamond and Silk who never stopped cheering for Trump.”

The sisters flatly denied such attacks.

“While some of our supporters may be surprised to see two American (Black) women speak out on these issues, it is not a matter of race or culture,” they wrote on his personal page. website. “It’s about doing the right thing when it comes to ‘We the American People!’ We’re just two black chicks who don’t like politics. We are not talking robots; We are truth tellers!”

Ms. Hardaway was born on November 25, 1971, and grew up in Detroit, the second eldest in a family of six (Miss Richardson is the eldest), according to their book, “The Rebellion: Who Said You Can’t give up and Switch? The Awakening of Diamonds and Silks.” Their father worked in a bread factory when they were children and their mother was a homemaker who later became a pastor in North Carolina.

A complete list of Ms. Hardaway’s survivors was not immediately available.

In 2018, Republicans convened the sisters to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after they received a note from Facebook said the company considered its site “unsafe for the community”. The sisters said the note, along with the drop in traffic to their page, is evidence that Facebook has anti-conservative bias.

“Facebook censored us for six months,” Ms. Hardaway said at the hearing, during which time she frequently argued with Democrats in Congress and gained support from Party members. Republic.

Facebook said the sisters’ page was flagged for communication issues, not partisan bias. The company says any drop in traffic is due to the new policies showing users more posts from friends and fewer posts from public sites.

In April 2020, Daily Beast reported that Fox News, which paid Diamond and Silk to provide weekly videos for Fox Nation, severed ties with the sisters after they promoted conspiracy theories and misinformation about the coronavirus.

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