Democrats condemn voicemail death threats against Black lawmaker

FRIDAY, June 11 — An obscenity-laced, racist voicemail left on the House office voicemail for a Black state representative is being investigated by law enforcement, according to a press release from the House Democratic Caucus Wednesday.

“N****** die. The whole world will be rejoicing. Sleep well,” the woman said in a more than three-minute voice message Monday to state Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson, D-Detroit.

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The female caller identifies herself and refers to Johnson, who is Black, as a “babydoll, n***** lip b****.” In the voicemail, the caller discusses a point system for leading Black women who are killed. The caller says that she is “not a violent person, but I think I could slit your throat in a minute.”

The audio was released by Johnson on her personal Facebook page on Tuesday.

“This is nothing new. This is the same hate and violence Black Americans have faced for generations,” Johnson said. “This is the same sexist vitriol endured by women in power throughout history. These are the same manipulative tactics used by perpetrators of domestic violence to belittle victims into submission. This is not the first time domestic terrorists have tried to silence me with similar threats, but I will not be silenced. How dare they think I will take this lying down. Black women have fought this fight for too long. We’re tired from this fight, but we will not take this lying down.”

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