Washington state mom was killed by the law. Renee Davis, a Native American mom of three was bucked by King County sheriff's deputies after they did a "welfare check" on her.
Once again another person of color is killed by law enforcement. The King County sheriff's department had to put two deputies on ice after they fatally shot and killed Renee Davis inside her own home.
They entered the home on a "wellness check" and found Renee was in her room. They saw her armed with a firearm. Both deputies fired at her and striking her in the head. They said they rendered help but she and her unborn child both died at the scene.
This happened at the Muckleshoot Reservation in Washington state.
The family called the law because they thought that she was suffering from a nervous breakdown.
Law enforcement claimed that Renee was suicidal.
Renee was the mother of three with one expecting.
King County Sheriff investigates police fatal shooting of pregnant woman.
The death of this young Native American woman is heartbreaking. Given that she was a hard-working single mom, the law saw a criminal with a gun. Even though they entered her home on suspicion. They didn't even knock on the door or make a phone call.
Renee was a receptionist at the Muckleshoot Health and Wellness Center. She also taught as at the Muckleshoot Child Development Center.
Renee grew up in a foster home with two of her biological sisters. She was an avid lover of the outdoors, her children and participated in fisheries training programs. She was a hunter.
She hunted for food and shared the kills with neighbors.
When will it stop?
Say her name: Renee Davis.
A young woman of color who was pregnant who had a legal right to defend her home. Two men who wore the badge didn't identify themselves or handled the situation properly. The family said that she was depressed.
How long will it take before the junk food media say she was a criminal?
How long will it take before they look for some evidence of her doing something illegal on social media?
How long will it take before they claim that she is an "out-of-wedlock" mother who had lived on the government?
How long will it take before the junk food media release the name of the officers involved in this?
How long will it take before we peak their social media habits?
I'm at a loss for words. It's unimaginable for a young woman to lose her life in her own home in front of her children.
Sean Hannity is the official softball of the Donald Trump presidential campaign. He now resorts to a fantasy writer who claims to be a "fixer" for Hillary Clinton.
Word on the street that Donald Trump and his family are teaming up with the New York Observer and Breitbart News to create TrumpTV. This network will launch a few days after the Republican nominee loses the election.
Trump hasn't confirmed the launch of a network but the rumors are getting stronger. It may be a visceral alternative to Fox News. So far, it looks like it's going to be a open audition for talent.
Tomi Lahren, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Roger Stone, Kellyanne Conway, Ann Coulter, James O'Keefe, and Greta Van Susteren could find a place there. I mean it's pretty obvious these agitators fit in there.
One talent will be a great fit over at TrumpTV. I've dubbed him the most annoying conservative agitator in the junk food media. Jon Stewart labeled him "Lumpy". I've called him "Softball".
Some nobody who writes fiction novels is the Clinton "fixer" according to Softball Hannity and National Enquirer.
He openly admits to giving softball interviews to Republicans (especially Trump). He said that he's devoted to taking on the media establishment despite him being a part of it himself.
Sean Hannity is the official softball of the Donald Trump Presidential Campaign. The softball is obsessed with President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Right now, the softball is looking forward to his new career post Fox News. The softball is resorting to reporting on tabloid accusations from the National Enquirer, a magazine that openly supports Trump for president.
So far, the Trump supporters are believing this "novelist fantasy freelance writer" named Jeff Rovin.
Rovin who claims that he was involved in covering up Clinton's scandals. Rovin has a sit down with the softball.
The softball kept pressing for evidence of the Clintons exhibiting wrongdoing. He even tossed a few underhands to get his answers.
It's unfortunate that the softball would stoop so low to this. I mean we all know the softball is in deep shit if Trump loses.
He claims that the junk food media, the Clintons, the Obamas, and the Republican establishment are conspiring to destroy Donald Trump and his career as a conservative agitator.
The road to 270 stops in Ohio. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will start intensifying their campaigns here in the crucial swing state. The state's swing is very powerful for the candidate.
It's really important for Trump. No Republican can ever win the presidency without carrying Ohio.
Trump right now is trailing Clinton in the state by 2 points. He's statistically tied with her.
But would Ohio matter?
According to most analysis, not so much.
Trump can win Ohio but still lose the election. It's mathematically impossible for Trump to turnaround his struggling campaign in 15 days. But who knows, we can only assume the campaign is working to make a challenge.
Th AP reports that even safe states like Texas and Alaska are turning to lean Republican. Virginia is moving to solidly Democratic.
Clinton right now in the solid with California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington state. (213 total electoral votes)
Clinton has a few leans on her belt. Colorado, Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. (59 total electoral votes)
Overall 272 electoral votes. She would become the president.
The road to 270 has Clinton leading against Trump.
Toss up states include Arizona, Florida, Maine (2nd District), Nebraska (2nd District), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah (87 total electoral votes)
Trump right now in the solid with Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming (106 total electoral votes)
Trump has a few leans on his belt. Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Missouri, Texas (73 total electoral votes)
Overall Trump has 179 electoral votes. He has to win a state Clinton would carry and the remaining toss up states in this election.
Trump is telling his supporters to dismiss the polls. He believes the polls aren't sampling candidates right. His campaign does cautiously acknowledge that he's trailing in the polls.
It doesn't matter what happens in the national polls, it's up to the electoral college to decide whether Clinton or Trump will become the 45th President of the United States.
Kate McKinnon (playing Hillary Clinton) and Alec Baldwin (playing Donald Trump) stole the election with their hilarious mocking of the two at the debates.
Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin have been on a roll with the parodies. McKinnon plays Hillary Clinton and Baldwin plays Donald Trump.
SNL recruited them to deliver.
So in the wake of Donald Trump's disastrous debate performances, we will take a moment to look at the SNL clips of the three debates. Plus the vice presidential debate mocking Tim Kaine and Mike Pence.
All videos are copyright by NBC Universal and SNL Studios, Inc.
Pathetic lawmakers Marco Rubio and Rand Paul will try for 2020 if the Republican nominee Donald Trump fails at beating Hillary Clinton. The two lawmakers failed at winning the Republican nomination. Now as a consolation prize, the two are looking to be reelected to the senate to protect their worthless leader Mitch McConnell's hold on the chamber.
It looks like they're cruising to victory in their bid for reelection. These two are the most polarizing and least productive members of the Senate. I don't understand why so many people are willing to elect these guys, knowing that they're planning on running for president again.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) are failed Republican presidential candidates who were defeated by Trump. They (along with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)) were hoping that they could defeat President Barack Obama's policies and the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at the ballot box.
Trump reluctantly gave his blessings to Rubio, Paul and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in their bid to keep the Senate in Republican hands.
Rubio is leading in some polls. But he is still being mocked as being robotic and inconsistent. He is taking on a Florida congressman who has little accomplishments other than defeating the one term asshole Allen West.
Here's the debate.
Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL), is a lawmaker who refuses to embrace President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. He's running on "I'm the independent" in the room nonsense.
However, Murphy was endorsed by The Miami Herald, The Orlando Sentinel, the Tampa Bay Times, and the Sun-Sentinel.
The newspapers say that Rubio being an opportunist. They called him out on flip-flopping about retiring from the Senate. They said that he and the Republicans are deliberately delaying the confirmation of Merrick Garland, Obama's choice for the Supreme Court. He blocked recommended nominees for the federal court. One candidate he personally asked the president to look at is being held up. Rubio refuses to support measures that could stop mass shootings.
"Floridians deserve a full time Senator who will show up and work hard for them for a full six-year term," said Murphy. "From fighting the spread of Zika to addressing gun violence, and strengthening our middle class, the issues facing Florida are just too important for part time leadership. Marco Rubio abandoned this state to run for President and has the worst voting attendance record of any Florida Senator in nearly 50 years. Floridians deserve a commitment from Marco Rubio that he won’t just use them as a stepping stone to run for President again in 2020."
"Unlike Senator Rubio, I love working hard for Floridians and I am humbled to serve in Congress. Floridians can trust that I will show up and fight for them for the full six years in the U.S. Senate. I have signed this pledge and made a commitment to Florida. I hope Marco Rubio will do the same."
The Pulse nightclub shooting, Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin's deaths were examples of reckless people contributing to gun violence. The newspapers gave him some credit. He did support Zika funding after the mosquito threat was declining. He did support immigration reform before he retreated from it.
Little Marco (R-FL) shakes hands with Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL)
His lukewarm support of Trump is a double edged sword. He said that Trump has "little hands" and is a "con man" who has no business being near the nuclear codes. Not to mention that failed presidential candidate New Jersey governor Chris Christie tore him apart. Christie said that he's robotic. Christie went on to endorse Trump for president bucking Rubio, the Republican's last hope for winning.
The memorized 30 second stump caught Rubio off guard. Christie put a huge dent in his presidential bid. Donald Trump buried him in the dirt after that.
Mind you that South Florida is the only place in Florida where Marco Rubio won in his failed presidential bid. He's hoping to court on Cuban Americans and dissatisfied Floridians.
He's talking the same game as Rubio. Both candidates are flawed.
Given that Murphy was the serious candidate at the time. He roundedly beat Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) in a bid for the Democratic nomination. He is considered a moderate Democrat. He was formerly a Republican. He got tired of the party shifting from its practical base. I had him beating Rubio by 3 points in the previous postings. But so far I am going to correct myself on this. I will say that Rubio will win his reelection by 1.4 points.
Clinton is leading in Florida polls. She and the Democrats are going after Rubio and McCain.
Murphy baits Rubio by writing a pledge to not run for president after becoming a senator.
McCain said that if Clinton becomes the president, he and the Republicans will continue oppose nominees for her administration and nominees for the Supreme Court.
Obama went to Miami to aim at Rubio for his inept work as a senator.
"How can he call him a con artist and dangerous, and object to all the controversial things he's said, but then say, 'I'm still going to vote for him?'" Obama said to a boisterous crowd at a Hillary Clinton rally at a historically black college in this swing state.
"C'mon, man," he said.
"If you're willing to be anybody just to be somebody, man, you don't have the leadership that Florida needs in the United States Senate," said Obama.
Now if Florida does elect this turd back to Congress, he will spend more time preparing for president than doing his job.
Media shakeup. AT&T is purchasing Time Warner, Inc.
Media titians AT&T and Time Warner may merge if the deal goes according to plan. The $85.4 billion on the table could lead to one of the biggest media mergers ever.
Time Warner is the parent company of its cable division, Warner Bros. Studios, New Line Cinema, CNN, HBO, Cinemax, TBS, Cartoon Network, DC Comics, Time Magazine, People Magazine, The CW Network and TNT.
AT&T the telephone media giant has digital marketing and DirecTV, Cricket, Quickplay and BellSouth.
The move happened tonight in which AT&T is determined to go beyond the wireless and internet industry into television programming.
The deal has to go through government regulators and Congress approval before it's a go. It will start making moves in 2017.
This deal is huge and it could rattle the networks.
The two been discussing this issue for months. It was leaked to the junk food media on Thursday.
The confirmation came as the two companies worked out a deal to make it happen.
Trump runs to Newt Gingrich for ideas. Terrible ideas.
In his first 100 days, the Republican nominee proposed the kind of change that only arrives once in a lifetime, believe me!
When Donald Trump spoke to his supporters in historical Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he laid out his proposals to get the country rolling again. He took the proposals of washed up politico Newt Gingrich to release his version of the infamous Contract with America.
"It is a contract between myself and the American vote, and begins with restoring honesty, accountability and change to Washington," Trump said.
Trump's inner circle wants to get back in charge of things.
In this closing argument to the public, Trump blast the Washington establishment, the junk food media and Hillary Clinton. He even threatened to sue the accusers who came forth over alleged sexual harassment.
The six proposals of his anti-corruption plan.
Constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress. A hiring freeze on federal employees to reduce the workforce through attrition. Requirement to eliminate two federal regulations for every new one. Five year ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming lobbyists. Lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign governments. Complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.
Newt Gingrich is washed up. His ideas are worthless and he's dooming Donald Trump.
The five proposals of his immigration and rule of law.
Cancel President Barack Obama's unconstitutional actions, memoranda and orders. Pick conservative replacements for the Supreme Court. Cancel all funding to "sanctuary cities" that harbor illegal immigrants. Begin removing the 2 million criminal illegal immigrants from the U.S., cancel visas to countries that won't repatriate them. Suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where incoming people can't be properly vetted.
The proposals for jobs and trade.
Renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement or withdraw from it. Withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Order the secretary of the treasury to label China a "currency manipulator." Use U.S. and international laws to end foreign trading abuses that unfairly impact Americans workers. Life restrictions on the production of $50 trillion dollars worth of U.S. energy reserves including shale, oil, natural gas and coal. Approve the Canadian Keystone XL pipeline project and other vital energy infrastructure projects. Cancel billions of payments to the U.N. climate change programs and use the money to improve U.S. water and environmental infrastructure.
Trump wants these laws pushed if he becomes the president.
He wants a Middle Class Tax Relief and Simplification Act. He wants tariffs on goods by American companies that relocate jobs outside the U.S., it's called End The Offshoring Act. He wants the School Choice and Education Opportunity Act. He wants to repeal and replace the Affordable Healthcare Act (aka Obamacare). This issue has been pushed since its passage in President Barack Obama's first term. He wants to have health savings accounts and allowing health insurance provided across state lines. Trump wants the Affordable Childcare and Eldercare Act passed. Trump wants to continue the push for the border wall between Mexico and the United States. He calls it the End Illegal Immigration Act. Trump also includes this Restore National Security Act. It is to mandate terrorism, police violence and cyber attacks by foreign agencies. Trump wants to have the Clean Up Washington Act. As explained, he wants term limits and staffers to head home instead of becoming lobbyists, consultants, and television agitators.
Mind you this is the biggest load of crap Trump's trying to pass out. In less than 2 weeks, we'll see if Donald Trump can turn this thing around. Doubt it.
John McCain is worthless. The "Maverick" said he and his fellow Republicans will oppose Hillary Clinton's nominees if she wins the election.
This is why Democrats need to retake Congress. Republican obstruction is too much. They have wasted over seven months holding off President Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland.
Garland who was selected shortly after Antonin Scalia passed away was roundly praised for being fair but the Republicans fear that his confirmation could tip the Court to the left.
When Scalia passed away, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) remarked that no nominee will come forth until the next president is in office. That led to Republicans rallying around this notion that if they can delay the nominees of Obama, they score a victory.
The president is none too pleased about the hold up. He urges Democrats to come out swinging.
In private, he wants Republicans to buried. Donald Trump has single handedly fucked up the Republican Party. He is openly saying things that Republicans say when the cameras are off.
And by the look of things, it's going to be a longer wait for the ninth spot if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency.
The failed 2008 presidential nominee clapping his choppers. And it may put his crucial seat up for grabs.
He and his fellow Republicans will oppose any Supreme Court nominee, a President Clinton brings to the Senate.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) distances himself from Donald Trump after the tapes were released earlier this month. Trump, the Republican nominee was pressured by RNC chief Reince Priebus to support McCain in his tough primary against Kelli Ward, a former state senator endorsed by many Republicans.
McCain roundly beaten her and is now facing a battle against Democratic challenger Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ).
The Democrats are pouring money into the Arizona race with senate candidate Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ). She is taking on worthless Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Hillary Clinton hopes to pick off Arizona from Donald Trump.
And unfortunately he's leading by eight in polls.
McCain who brands himself as a maverick and a bipartisan leader. McCain is hoping that his distance from Trump. He wants to win those who aren't familiar to Kirkpatrick.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) who is also facing reelection is mum on the comments. He believes that the president and future presidents deserve their nominee. However, he and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) held Obama's federal judges and Garland up for months.
The federal courts are in emergency crisis. Republicans on pace of having the fewest confirmations in the final term of Obama.
It looks like Scottie Pippen and his wife Larsa are divorcing. The couple been together for 19 years.
His wife was a reality star on the short lived Real Housewives of Miami.
The two decided it's time to move forward with their lives.
"After careful consideration and 19 years together, Larsa and Scottie have each filed for dissolution of their marriage. Although they are no longer to be married, Larsa remains hopeful that she and Scottie will always do what is best for their 4 beautiful children and jointly raise them with love and respect. She would like to thank everyone for their understanding and kindly ask for privacy from the media during this difficult time of transition for their family."
Scottie married Larsa in 1997. Pippen, 51 and Larsa 42 were spotted together at the New York Fashion Week last month. Their daughter Sophie is a model at the children's fashion show.
TMZ confirms that the NBA great is hiding in Florida after this.
Pippen was previously married to Karen McCollum. He had a son with her. He also has two other children from other ex-girls.
Pippen was a small forward for the Chicago Bulls. He was part of the "Dream Team" and carries 6 rings as the NBA Champions.
He is good friends with Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan and Karl Malone.
Multiple reports confirmed that Ciara Wilson is pregnant.
Ciara is a pop singer who is married to Russell Wilson, the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.
Two sources close to the pair confirm to E! that the couple is excited to be parents. "Russell would like to have two to three children. They like a big family." The junk food media was on rumor control for the most part, but now they can safely confirm that the singer is expecting their first child together.
The couple married in July and were keeping the baby news under wraps.
Ciara could conceal her bump when she was spotted by the junk food media.
The good news outshines the bad. The feud between the pop singer and her ex is ongoing.
Ciara is the mother of Future (Nayvadius) Zahir Winburn, the son of rapper Future. Ciara was once engaged to the rapper. He was carrying baggage and his ex-girls and baby mamas warned Ciara that he would treat her like a THOT (that hoe over there).
The rapper was being hit for being a negligent parent. He is the father of five children. My second cousin India J had a child with him.
Future was facing a defamation lawsuit from Ciara. It was dropped by Ciara after she said that "she doesn't want his 'dirty' money."
Future often went to social media to express his thoughts on her. "That bitch got control problems."
While the defamation lawsuit is off the table, the child support isn't. Future is going to be owing up $25K a month for his son and probably all his siblings. The judge is also considering Ciara's request to have Future reprimanded for painting her in a "false light".
Future is the most sought after rapper. He's been on a winning streak since he's released three albums within the two years. He's working his new album due out later this year. The single "How It Feel" was a direct diss at Ciara and Russell Wilson.
Ciara landed a modeling gig at IMG and is working on a new album.
The reality of being a celebrity has Kim Kardashian thinking it's not all that's it's cracked up to be.
It's going to be a quiet birthday for the most talked about reality star in the world. Kim Kardashian-West turns 36 year old today. The celebrity agitator hasn't been on social media since October 2. The Paris robbery really rattled her and it's sure seems like she's heading for a low-key lifestyle.
All her public appearances were cancelled indefinitely.
This bit of drama wasn't reality television. This was actually reality. Kim and her family were appearing at Fashion Week in Paris. Kim and her family were having a good time in Paris and decided to stay at the Hotel de Pourtales.
While her bodyguard Pascal Duvier was with Kourtney and Kendall, Kim went to bed early.
About 2am, five men on bicycles grabbed a man who worked at the hotel. The man was held at gunpoint and ordered to unlocked the security doors. As he was hit in the head and handcuffed, they go to the room where Kim was staying at.
They forced their way into the room and grabbed Kim out of her bed. They held a gun to her head.
They tied Kim up and she begged them not to kill her. They didn't kill her, they gagged her and thrown her into the bathroom. They shut the door and rummaged through her stuff.
They managed to steal her personal phones, her jewelry all totalling over $10 million.
They were caught on camera escaping into the darkness.
Around that time, her husband, rapper/producer Kanye West was performing in New York. He abruptly stopped the show and left for France. After the incident, the family went back to New York under heavy security. Kim decided to skip the Las Vegas B-Day show and Kanye for the time being is still continuing his concert tours.
CBS news program 60 Minutes decides to air the Kim Kardashian interview in which she openly said that she can handle the pressure of being in the limelight.
Were the thieves enticed by the social media from Kim?
Okay, I am going to be blunt about the social media. I would never post anything valuable online.
I would never let people know that I am leaving for vacation on social media. I would never post any pictures online while I'm gone out of town.
I would never post pictures of my relationships online.
I am pretty jealous of people who post on social media. I don't want to waste my time looking at that stuff. I have enough issues to worry about.
Here's her guest appearance on Last Man Standing in which Mandy (played by Molly Ephraim) meets her idol at a bookstore
Bonus feature: Kim's appearance on 2 Broke Girls. When Max (played by Kat Dennings) and Caroline (played by Beth Behrs) were opening up their cupcake store, Kim makes a purchase.
Dr, Tanuka Cross was told to sit down after she tried to assist an ailing airline passenger. She posted on Facebook about the experience and it went viral.
A woman who flew on Delta Airlines is none too happy about her experience.
Dr. Tamika Cross was shoved aside by Delta's flight crew after a passenger was having a medical issue.
On a trip from Detroit to Chicago, Cross had told the crew that she's a doctor, but the flight crew ignored her. They believed that she wasn't legitimate.
They told her to sit down or be restrained.
So she hits social media to let the world know how Delta employees react to professionals.
I'm sure many of my fellow young, corporate America working women of color can all understand my frustration when I say I'm sick of being disrespected.
Was on Delta flight DL945 and someone 2 rows in front of me was screaming for help. Her husband was unresponsive. I naturally jumped into Doctor mode as no one else was getting up. Unbuckle my seatbelt and throw my tray table up and as I'm about to stand up, flight attendant says "everyone stay calm, it's just a night terror, he is alright". I continue to watch the scene closely.
A couple mins later he is unresponsive again and the flight attendant yells "call overhead for a physician on board". I raised my hand to grab her attention. She said to me "oh no sweetie put ur hand down, we are looking for actual physicians or nurses or some type of medical personnel, we don't have time to talk to you" I tried to inform her that I was a physician but I was continually cut off by condescending remarks.
Then overhead they paged "any physician on board please press your button". I stare at her as I go to press my button. She said "oh wow you're an actual physician?" I reply yes. She said "let me see your credentials. What type of Doctor are you? Where do you work? Why were you in Detroit?" (Please remember this man is still in need of help and she is blocking my row from even standing up while
Bombarding me with questions).
I respond "OBGYN, work in Houston, in Detroit for a wedding, but believe it or not they DO HAVE doctors in Detroit. Now excuse me so I can help the man in need". Another "seasoned" white male approaches the row and says he is a physician as well. She says to me "thanks for your help but he can help us, and he has his credentials". (Mind you he hasn't shown anything to her. Just showed up and fit the "description of a doctor") I stay seated. Mind blown. Blood boiling. (Man is responding the his questions and is seemingly better now Thank God)
Then this heifer has the nerve to ask for my input on what to do next about 10 mins later. I tell her we need vitals and blood sugar. She comes back to report to me a BP of 80/50 (super low, to my non medical peeps) and they can't find a glucometer. We continue down that pathway of medical work up, but the point is she needed my help and I continued to help despite the choice words I had saved up for her. The patient and his wife weren't the problem, they needed help and we were mid flight.
She came and apologized to me several times and offering me skymiles. I kindly refused. This is going higher than her. I don't want skymiles in exchange for blatant discrimination. Whether this was race, age, gender discrimination, it's not right. She will not get away with this....and I will still get my skymiles....
It sparked #WhatADoctorLooksLikemovement on social media. It also sparked discussion about how Black doctors are treated in the general public.
Delta was none too happy about the situation. And of course, conservatives are trying to discredit her story by trying to claim she made it up for attention.
Delta released a statement over this.
Delta continues to investigate a story surfaced by Dr. Tamika Cross in a recent post on Facebook.
We are troubled by any accusations of discrimination and take them very seriously. The experience Dr. Cross has described is not reflective of Delta’s culture or of the values our employees live out every day. We are in the process of conducting a full investigation. We’ve reached out to Dr. Cross to speak with her directly, talked with our crew members and we’re reaching out to customers who were on board to gather as much information as we can.
While there is much we can’t share because our investigation involves confidential personnel matters, we do want to share what we can.
Three medical professionals identified themselves on the flight in question. Only one was able to produce documentation of medical training and that is the doctor who was asked to assist the customer onboard. In addition, paramedics met the flight to assist the customer further.
Flight attendants are trained to collect information from medical volunteers offering to assist with an onboard medical emergency. When an individual’s medical identification isn’t available, they’re instructed to ask questions such as where medical training was received or whether an individual has a business card or other documentation and ultimately to use their best judgment.
Delta's commitment to diversity, inclusion and respect of all of our customers worldwide is rooted deeply in our company’s values and culture. As a global carrier with a diverse workforce, serving a diverse customer base, we are committed to treating all passengers with kindness and respect.
