Twitter erupted in both jokes and anger after a 'tone-deaf' Miami police car was unveiled with an Africa-theme for Black History Month.
A police cruiser in Miami was decorated to celebrate Black History Month, and it was not well received by Twitter.
The city of Miami received mockery on Thursday after Mayor Francis Suarez unveiled a new police cruiser decorated with Africa-themed imagery to celebrate Black History Month. "This is a beautiful collaboration to commemorate Black history and Black History Month and the history of African Americans and our police department and our city," Suarez said."This is Black history."10 FACTS ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH THAT ARE WELL WORTH KNOWING DURING OBSERVANCES IN FEBRUARYFlorida-based reporter Joshua Caballos claimed that the mayor’s office was not involved with the cruiser’s design.
"I just spoke to Black police union president Stanley Jean-Poix. He said Mayor Suarez's office had nothing to do with the design of the car," he wrote."the design had the full approval of the union before it was unveiled. ‘It celebrates our African ancestry’ he said."Former President & Director-Counsel of LDF Sherrilyn Ifill was one such example, who tweeted,"THIS CANNOT BE.
Republican Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks to the media during the annual hurricane preparation exercise at the City of Miami's Emergency Operations Center on May 29, 2019 in Miami, Florida.
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