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‘Facebook Memories: 3 Jun 2024 – Add ‘Being Detained While Black As A State Legislator Because ‘You Don’t Look Like’ A Legislator’ – Repeatedly’
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Preface.
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Fear not, Dear Reader. I continue posting current original compositions – I have countless ideas about topics that I have never discussed here or not commented in depth. Posting these recent ‘Memories’ allows me to catch up to what past essays I missed posting here concurrent with Faceplop posts.
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Facebook Memories: 3 Jun 2024
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1. Facebook Memories Summary (3 Jun 2024)
2. Media Matters: Broadcast and Cable news fail to report record-high violence against Trans people
3. Kitty pictures to add to a prior post
4. Left Pinewood School (May 1973)
5. Left Utah Technical College (May 1985)
6. Left Phoenix College (May 1998)
7. Graduated from Grand Canyon University (May 2000)
8. Graduation Season
9. Crooked Drumpf praises the Chinese dictatorship for their Massacre of the Democracy heroes at Tiananman Square
10. ‘Being Detained While Black As A State Legislator Because ‘You Don’t Look Like’ A Legislator’ – not once, but Repeatedly.
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(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3127922840841893&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/3127922840841893/)
(https://www.facebook.com/share/p/E6dSF3CCKFJR1X5f/?mibextid=oFDknk)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2023
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(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3127922840841893&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/3127922840841893/)
Facebook Memories: 3 Jun 2023
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Surge in violence against Trans Community during the past year goes unreported by The Press
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2869923536641826&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2869923536641826/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2022
2 of 12:
Kitties
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2869745836659596&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2869745836659596/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2022
3 of 12:
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Left Pinewood
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623961191238063/)
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2623961191238063&id=100008726227817)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2021
4 of 12:
Left Utah Technical College
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2623968061237376&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623968061237376/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2021
Shares
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2868068040160709/)
1 Jun 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2356444024656449/)
31 May 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1806025286364995/)
31 May 1985
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Left Forest Service
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2623967194570796&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623967194570796/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2021
Shares
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2868066113494235/)
1 Jun 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2356445834656268/)
31 May 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1806034713030719/)
31 May 1985
6 of 12:
Left University of Utah
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2623966364570879&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623966364570879/)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623966364570879/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2021
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2868063150161198/)
1 Jun 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2356441091323409/)
31 May 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1806029273031263/)
31 May 1985
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Left University of Arizona
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2623965564570959&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623965564570959/)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623965564570959/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2021
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2868061516828028/)
1 Jun 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2356446924656159/)
31 May 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1806030976364426/)
31 May 1987
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Left Phoenix College
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2623964534571062&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623964534571062/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2021
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2868059083494938/)
1 Jun 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2356448241322694/)
31 May 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1806036679697189/)
31 May 1998
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Graduated from Grand Canyon University
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2623963454571170&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623963454571170/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2021
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2868057453495101/)
1 Jun 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2356452464655605/)
31 May 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1806032569697600/)
31 May 2000
10 of 12:
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Left Pinewood (1973)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2623968977903951/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2021
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/3029170110717167/)
31 Dec 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2356434537990731/)
31 May 2020
A Facebook ‘Memories’ from, if my rattled brain’s mathematical skills serve me well, 47 years ago.
My reason for being taken to Greece was suspect, but I made what I could from my two school years there, tried to make friends, tried to experience what I could of Greece and Europe (history, culture, cuisine), and return home wiser.
Thank you to my TIHI friends. Thank you, Mary G, for coming back into my life.
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(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1806026493031541/)
31 Dec 1973
Left Pinewood, International School of Thessaloniki, Greece
May 1973
High School
Attended main Pylaia campus for 10th Grade, attended Dasahori campus for 11th Grade. Yasou!
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Anniversary of Tiananman Square Massacre
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2358678971099621&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2358678971099621/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2020
9 Shares
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2624104994557016/)
3 Jun 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2624104994557016/)
3 Jun 2021
(https://www.facebook.com/100022490776003/posts/736196543806698/)
Luna Bell
4 Jun 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100022490776003/posts/736196740473345/)
Luna Bell
4 Jun 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100022490776003/posts/736197297139956/)
Luna Bell
4 Jun 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100022490776003/posts/736197650473254/)
Luna Bell
4 Jun 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100022490776003/posts/736198073806545/)
Luna Bell
4 Jun 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100022490776003/posts/736198327139853/)
Luna Bell
4 Jun 2020
(https://www.facebook.com/100022490776003/posts/736199160473103/)
Luna Bell
4 Jun 2020
12 of 12:
Being detained while a Black state legislator
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1849690018665188&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1849690018665188/)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2018
3 Shares
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2869834299984083/)
3 Jun 2022
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2624108407890008/)
4 Jun 2021
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/2358761001091418/)
3 Jun 2020
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(https://www.facebook.com/295732903793433/posts/2046043712095668/)
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2046043712095668&id=295732903793433)
God Bless the United States
3 Jun 2018
This is the price for racism and stupidity…People who judge others based on their prejudice and inability to decipher reality; like what a Statehouse representatives badge looks like over their White colleague. How can you have dialog when you’ve already made your mind up based on the color of someone’s skin? And then insulted them?
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(https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210689869)
You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Sykes is serving her third year as a Democratic state representative from Akron. She is also a 32-year-old black woman. Her colleague, who was not searched, is a 65-year-old white man who has served in the Legislature for many years.
Sykes said she questioned why her bag needed to be searched when that wasn’t protocol. Lawmakers only need a badge to gain access to the Statehouse or the nearby Riffe Center, which houses many lawmakers’ offices.
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‘You don’t LOOK like a legislator!’
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Graduation Season
31 May 2023
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”Tank Man’ – He Demonstrated Courage’
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Add ‘Being Detained While Black As A State Legislator Because ‘You Don’t Look Like’ A Legislator’ – Repeatedly.
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(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1849690018665188&id=100008726227817)
(https://www.facebook.com/100008726227817/posts/1849690018665188/)
(https://www.facebook.com/share/p/BQV4AAuppXxQM448/?mibextid=oFDknk)
Sharon Nichols
3 Jun 2018
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Here is ‘Being Detained While Black As A State Legislator Because ‘You Don’t Look Like’ A Legislator’ – not once, but repeatedly.
– Obstructed from entry to her office, though she presents her legislature ID card.
– Her purse and possessions repeatedly searched as if she is a criminal or ‘terrorist’.
Not just when entering alone, but even when entering accompanied by a White male.
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(https://www.facebook.com/295732903793433/posts/2046043712095668/)
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2046043712095668&id=295732903793433)
(https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gygMGdpi5wENsYHf/?mibextid=oFDknk)
God Bless the United States
3 Jun 2018
This is the price for racism and stupidity…People who judge others based on their prejudice and inability to decipher reality; like what a Statehouse representatives badge looks like over their White colleague. How can you have dialog when you’ve already made your mind up based on the color of someone’s skin? And then insulted them?
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MSN.com
‘You don’t LOOK like a legislator’: Security stops Black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Sykes is serving her third year as a Democratic state representative from Akron. She is also a 32-year-old black woman. Her colleague, who was not searched, is a 65-year-old white man who has served in the Legislature for many years.
Sykes said she questioned why her bag needed to be searched when that wasn’t protocol. Lawmakers only need a badge to gain access to the Statehouse or the nearby Riffe Center, which houses many lawmakers’ offices.
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(https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210689869)
Democratic Underground
‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Sykes is serving her third year as a Democratic state representative from Akron. She is also a 32-year-old black woman. Her colleague, who was not searched, is a 65-year-old white man who has served in the Legislature for many years.
Sykes said she questioned why her bag needed to be searched when that wasn’t protocol. Lawmakers only need a badge to gain access to the Statehouse or the nearby Riffe Center, which houses many lawmakers’ offices.
Her colleague told the trooper Sykes was a member of the Ohio House.
She was told: “You don’t look like a legislator.” The trooper then clarified: “You look too young.”
On Wednesday, Sykes had trouble getting into the Riffe Center for a meeting. She flashed her badge for security there. Security said they couldn’t see the badge. She flipped it around. They still couldn’t see it. She was stopped, and officers examined the badge, Sykes recalled the next day.
In both scenarios, Sykes eventually was able to get into the buildings and go to work. But not every lawmaker faces the same scrutiny, Sykes said.
“It’s just hard to find out what is the security rule,” Sykes said. “They seem to be a moving target for different people.”
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‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work
Jessie Balmert
Cincinnati Enquirer
May 31, 2018
State Rep. Emilia Sykes, D-Akron
NATION NOW
‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
Jessie BalmertThe Cincinnati Enquirer
State Rep. Emilia Sykes, D-Akron
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Sykes is serving her third year as a Democratic state representative from Akron. She is also a 32-year-old black woman. Her colleague, who was not searched, is a 65-year-old white man who has served in the Legislature for many years.
Sykes said she questioned why her bag needed to be searched when that wasn’t protocol. Lawmakers only need a badge to gain access to the Statehouse or the nearby Riffe Center, which houses many lawmakers’ offices.
Her colleague told the trooper Sykes was a member of the Ohio House.
She was told: “You don’t look like a legislator.” The trooper then clarified: “You look too young.”
More:Wis. lawmaker accused of using racial slur talking to bank teller
On Wednesday, Sykes had trouble getting into the Riffe Center for a meeting. She flashed her badge for security there. Security said they couldn’t see the badge. She flipped it around. They still couldn’t see it. She was stopped, and officers examined the badge, Sykes recalled the next day.
In both scenarios, Sykes eventually was able to get into the buildings and go to work. But not every lawmaker faces the same scrutiny, Sykes said.
“It’s just hard to find out what is the security rule,” Sykes said. “They seem to be a moving target for different people.”
Sykes said she initially reported her concerns to then-Speaker Cliff Rosenberger and the House’s sergeant at arms. Rosenberger, who is under investigation by the FBI, resigned last month.
On Thursday, House spokesman Brad Miller said the interim speaker would follow up with Sykes and the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, which oversees Riffe Center security. The incidents would be “taken very seriously,” Miller said.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol, which oversees Statehouse security, scheduled a meeting with Sykes for Friday. The Ohio Department of Administrative Services was not scheduled to join the meeting.
Sykes is not alone. In another instance, Rep. Alicia Reece, D-Roselawn, said she once forgot her badge in her office. An aide ran the badge down to her, but security still questioned whether the badge belonged to Reece – even though her photo was on it.
Reece, who has been a state legislator since 2010 and previously led the Ohio Black Legislative Caucus, said the goal of increasing security in government buildings was to keep people safe – not to lock out state lawmakers. She suspects the problems have been worse recently because added security guards are less familiar with members of the Ohio House.
“I’m hopeful that these are isolated incidents that can be corrected and never happen again,” Reece said.
Still, Sykes said she worries about how citizens are treated when they come to meet with lawmakers or visit the Ohio Statehouse. Security is very important, but so is treating visitors equally, Sykes said. Whom to search is a discretionary choice.
“Whenever there’s discretion, people like me get stopped,” Sykes said.
More: ‘Other than her mouth, there’s not any weapons’: 911 calls for 5 black women at Pa. golf club
Follow Jessie Balmert on Twitter: @jbalmert
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Sharon Nichols
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A Facebook ‘Memories’ from two years ago.
Or is it from today?
The more things don’t change, the more they stay the same.
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(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1849690018665188&id=100008726227817)
Sharon Nichols
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Here is ‘Being Detained While Black As A State Legislator Because ‘You Don’t Look Like’ A Legislator’ – not once, but repeatedly.
– Obstructed from entry to her office, though she presents her legislature ID card.
– Her purse and possessions repeatedly searched as if she is a criminal or ‘terrorist’.
Not just when entering alone, but even when entering accompanied by a White male.
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(https://www.facebook.com/295732903793433/posts/2046043712095668/)
(https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2046043712095668&id=295732903793433)
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God Bless the United States
(3 Jun 2018)
This is the price for racism and stupidity…People who judge others based on their prejudice and inability to decipher reality; like what a Statehouse representatives badge looks like over their White colleague. How can you have dialog when you’ve already made your mind up based on the color of someone’s skin? And then insulted them?
(https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210689869)
You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Sykes is serving her third year as a Democratic state representative from Akron. She is also a 32-year-old black woman. Her colleague, who was not searched, is a 65-year-old white man who has served in the Legislature for many years.
Sykes said she questioned why her bag needed to be searched when that wasn’t protocol. Lawmakers only need a badge to gain access to the Statehouse or the nearby Riffe Center, which houses many lawmakers’ offices.
Her colleague told the trooper Sykes was a member of the Ohio House.
She was told: “You don’t look like a legislator.” The trooper then clarified: “You look too young.”
On Wednesday, Sykes had trouble getting into the Riffe Center for a meeting. She flashed her badge for security there. Security said they couldn’t see the badge. She flipped it around. They still couldn’t see it. She was stopped, and officers examined the badge, Sykes recalled the next day.
In both scenarios, Sykes eventually was able to get into the buildings and go to work. But not every lawmaker faces the same scrutiny, Sykes said.
“It’s just hard to find out what is the security rule,” Sykes said. “They seem to be a moving target for different people.”
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Sharon Nichols
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This is a news account that touches multiple categories.
I failed to include the msn.com reference article in the original post. Seems that msn.com deleted that article. I did find that article at another resource.
– Sharon
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ON THIS DAY
3 years ago
(https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1849690018665188&id=100008726227817)
Sharon Nichols
June 3, 2018 ·
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Here is ‘Being Detained While Black As A State Legislator Because ‘You Don’t Look Like’ A Legislator’ – not onc
– Obstructed from entry to her office, though she presents her legislature ID card.
– Her purse and possessions repeatedly searched as if she is a criminal or ‘terrorist’.
Not just when entering alone, but even when entering accompanied by a White male.
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(https://www.facebook.com/gbtus/posts/2046043712095668)
God Bless the United States
June 3, 2018 ·
This is the price for racism and stupidity…People who judge others based on their prejudice and inability to decipher reality; like what a Statehouse representatives badge looks like over their White colleague. How can you have dialog when you’ve already made your mind up based on the color of someone’s skin? And then insulted them?
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MSN.COM
‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
Ohio state Rep. Emilie Sykes, a 32-year-old black woman, says she has been stopped multiple times by security on her way to work in the statehouse.
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(https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210689869)
‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Sykes is serving her third year as a Democratic state representative from Akron. She is also a 32-year-old black woman. Her colleague, who was not searched, is a 65-year-old white man who has served in the Legislature for many years.
Sykes said she questioned why her bag needed to be searched when that wasn’t protocol. Lawmakers only need a badge to gain access to the Statehouse or the nearby Riffe Center, which houses many lawmakers’ offices.
Her colleague told the trooper Sykes was a member of the Ohio House.
She was told: “You don’t look like a legislator.” The trooper then clarified: “You look too young.”
On Wednesday, Sykes had trouble getting into the Riffe Center for a meeting. She flashed her badge for security there. Security said they couldn’t see the badge. She flipped it around. They still couldn’t see it. She was stopped, and officers examined the badge, Sykes recalled the next day.
In both scenarios, Sykes eventually was able to get into the buildings and go to work. But not every lawmaker faces the same scrutiny, Sykes said.
“It’s just hard to find out what is the security rule,” Sykes said. “They seem to be a moving target for different people.”
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Arrested while being a Black legislator.
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June 3, 2018 ·
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God Bless the United States
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This is the price for racism and stupidity…People who judge others based on their prejudice and inability to decipher reality; like what a Statehouse representatives badge looks like over their White colleague. How can you have dialog when you’ve already made your mind up based on the color of someone’s skin? And then insulted them?
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‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
Ohio state Rep. Emilie Sykes, a 32-year-old black woman, says she has been stopped multiple times by security on her way to work in the statehouse.
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This is the price for racism and stupidity…People who judge others based on their prejudice and inability to decipher reality; like what a Statehouse representatives badge looks like over their White colleague. How can you have dialog when you’ve already made your mind up based on the color of someone’s skin? And then
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Here is ‘Being Detained While Black As A State Legislator Because ‘You Don’t Look Like’ A Legislator’ – not once, but repeatedly.
– Obstructed from entry to her office, though she presents her legislature ID card.
– Her purse and possessions repeatedly searched as if she is a criminal or ‘terrorist’.
Not just when entering alone, but even when entering accompanied by a White male.
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‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
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This is the price for racism and stupidity…People who judge others based on their prejudice and inability to decipher reality; like what a Statehouse representatives badge looks like over their White colleague. How can you have dialog when you’ve already made your mind up based on the color of someone’s skin? And then insulted them?
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You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Sykes is serving her third year as a Democratic state representative from Akron. She is also a 32-year-old black woman. Her colleague, who was not searched, is a 65-year-old white man who has served in the Legislature for many years.
Sykes said she questioned why her bag needed to be searched when that wasn’t protocol. Lawmakers only need a badge to gain access to the Statehouse or the nearby Riffe Center, which houses many lawmakers’ offices.
Her colleague told the trooper Sykes was a member of the Ohio House.
She was told: “You don’t look like a legislator.” The trooper then clarified: “You look too young.”
On Wednesday, Sykes had trouble getting into the Riffe Center for a meeting. She flashed her badge for security there. Security said they couldn’t see the badge. She flipped it around. They still couldn’t see it. She was stopped, and officers examined the badge, Sykes recalled the next day.
In both scenarios, Sykes eventually was able to get into the buildings and go to work. But not every lawmaker faces the same scrutiny, Sykes said.
“It’s just hard to find out what is the security rule,” Sykes said. “They seem to be a moving target for different people.”
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‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
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‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
Ohio state Rep. Emilie Sykes, a 32-year-old black woman, says she has been stopped multiple times by security on her way to work in the statehouse.
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‘You don’t look like a legislator’: Security stops black, female lawmaker going to work in Ohio
Security stops black, female lawmaker in Ohio
Author: Jessie Balmert (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Published: 6/3/2018 9:18:22 AM
Updated: 6:38 PM MDT June 4, 2018
Credit: Provided
State Rep. Emilia Sykes, D-Akron
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Sykes is serving her third year as a Democratic state representative from Akron. She is also a 32-year-old black woman. Her colleague, who was not searched, is a 65-year-old white man who has served in the Legislature for many years.
Sykes said she questioned why her bag needed to be searched when that wasn’t protocol. Lawmakers only need a badge to gain access to the Statehouse or the nearby Riffe Center, which houses many lawmakers’ offices.
Her colleague told the trooper Sykes was a member of the Ohio House.
She was told: “You don’t look like a legislator.” The trooper then clarified: “You look too young.”
I was once told when stopped that I “don’t look like a legislator” and thus need additional screening. After that incident I they clarified that it was because I looked “too young.” I’m not the youngest legislator in the OH General Assembly.
— Emilia Sykes (@EmiliaSykesOH) May 31, 2018
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On Wednesday, Sykes had trouble getting into the Riffe Center for a meeting. She flashed her badge for security there. Security said they couldn’t see the badge. She flipped it around. They still couldn’t see it. She was stopped, and officers examined the badge, Sykes recalled the next day.
In both scenarios, Sykes eventually was able to get into the buildings and go to work. But not every lawmaker faces the same scrutiny, Sykes said.
“It’s just hard to find out what is the security rule,” Sykes said. “They seem to be a moving target for different people.”
Sykes said she initially reported her concerns to then-Speaker Cliff Rosenberger and the House’s sergeant at arms. Rosenberger, who is under investigation by the FBI, resigned last month.
On Thursday, House spokesman Brad Miller said the interim speaker would follow up with Sykes and the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, which oversees Riffe Center security. The incidents would be “taken very seriously,” Miller said.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol, which oversees Statehouse security, scheduled a meeting with Sykes for Friday. The Ohio Department of Administrative Services was not scheduled to join the meeting.
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I’ve had an interesting go with statehouse and Riffe security. I was able to get in but not after being told that my ID wasn’t visible enough and I needed to stop and prove myself, even though I did what I and others always do. Today wasn’t the worst day. 🙄
— Emilia Sykes (@EmiliaSykesOH) May 31, 2018
It’s a SHAME that my sister & friend, Rep.@EmiliaSykesOH of Ohio HD 34, was denied access to the Ohio State House by a security guard today. She is near the end of her 2nd term and is looking forward to her 3rd after the Nov 2018 election.
America, we must do better.
— Jeniece Brock (@JenieceBrock) May 31, 2018
Sykes is not alone. In another instance, Rep. Alicia Reece, D-Roselawn, said she once forgot her badge in her office. An aide ran the badge down to her, but security still questioned whether the badge belonged to Reece – even though her photo was on it.
Reece, who has been a state legislator since 2010 and previously led the Ohio Black Legislative Caucus, said the goal of increasing security in government buildings was to keep people safe – not to lock out state lawmakers. She suspects the problems have been worse recently because added security guards are less familiar with members of the Ohio House.
“I’m hopeful that these are isolated incidents that can be corrected and never happen again,” Reece said.
Still, Sykes said she worries about how citizens are treated when they come to meet with lawmakers or visit the Ohio Statehouse. Security is very important, but so is treating visitors equally, Sykes said. Whom to search is a discretionary choice.
“Whenever there’s discretion, people like me get stopped,” Sykes said.
More: ‘Other than her mouth, there’s not any weapons’: 911 calls for 5 black women at Pa. golf club
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TOPLINE A New York Daily News scoop published Thursday revealed that the Trump administration has siphoned around $4 million from the New York City Fire Department’s fund for its September 11 first responders, drawing outrage on the 19th anniversary of the attacks, but the U.S. Treasury says the money was diverted because of “delinquent debt” owed by New York City to the federal government.
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