Black Capitol Officers Share How They Fought off Domestic Terrorists

The department’s most vulnerable received no warning from managers

Jada Gomez
Momentum

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“Imagine being unexpectedly thrust in front of a white supremacist mob storming the U.S. Capitol. Your only heads up? An Instagram post sent to you by a friend.

It’s exactly what a Black U.S. Capitol veteran experienced last Wednesday, as rioters attacked the Capitol building in a violent rage.” — Jada Gomez

Read the entire account on Buzzfeed News below.

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Jada Gomez
Momentum

Senior Platform Editor at Medium. Girl with the long last name from the Empire State. NYU Alum. Runner. Puppy Mommy. Smiler.