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Takiyah Thompson

Takiyah Thompson

Takiyah Thompson is a 22-year-old college student at North Carolina Central University. She is a member of the far-left Workers World Party. [2]Takiyah has tattoos on her legs that make out the phrase "Stay Wavy." [8]

Tearing Down Confederate Monument and Arrest

On August 14th at a protest in Durham, North Carolina in the aftermath of Unite the Right, Thompson brought a ladder to the Confederate's Soldier's Monument, climbed it to the top and tied a rope around it's neck. Protesters then tore the statue down and started kicking it. [2]At a news conference Thompson backed her actions by saying:

ā€œI’m tired of white supremacy keeping its foot on my neck and the necks of people who look like me...

That statue glorifies the conditions that oppressed people live in, and it had to go.ā€

[3]

Thompson faces faces vandalism misdemeanor and felony charges, including for property damage and participation in a riot.

North Carolina has a law protecting public monuments from being torn down without the permission of state officials.

The current Governor, Roy Cooper, is in favor of that law changing.

[3]

References

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTakiyah in handcuffs
Aug 15, 2017, 11:53 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTakiyah Thompson being arrested
Aug 16, 2017, 12:00 AM
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Citation Linkabc11.comArticle about the incident
Aug 16, 2017, 12:04 AM
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Citation Linkfoxnews.comArticle about what happened
Aug 16, 2017, 12:13 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTakiyah climbing the statue
Aug 16, 2017, 12:31 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTakiyah tying a rope around the statue
Aug 16, 2017, 12:32 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comThe statue being torn down
Aug 16, 2017, 12:34 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTakiyah speaking to a crowd
Aug 16, 2017, 12:39 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTakiyah shown with her tattoos while being photographed
Aug 16, 2017, 12:41 AM