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| '''Lynnette Hardaway''' and '''Rochelle Richardson''', popularly known as '''Diamond and Silk''', are American live-stream video bloggers, social media personalities, and political activists. They are known for their commentary in support of United States President ]. | |||
| The duo received media attention during the 2016 campaign and again in April 2018 when they alleged that ] had notified them they were "unsafe to the community."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Diamond-and-Silk-Testimony.pdf|title=Diamond and Silk Testimony to House Judiciary Committee|website=Judiciary Committee, US House of Representatives|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> In response, they accused Facebook of blocking and censoring their Facebook page. |
The duo received media attention during the 2016 campaign and again in April 2018 when they alleged that ] had notified them they were "unsafe to the community."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Diamond-and-Silk-Testimony.pdf|title=Diamond and Silk Testimony to House Judiciary Committee|website=Judiciary Committee, US House of Representatives|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> In response, they accused Facebook of blocking and censoring their Facebook page. On April 23, 2018, ] announced that the duo had accepted his invitation to testify in front of Congress apropos their perceived censorship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steveking.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/diamond-and-silk-uncensored-duo-accepts-steve-king-s-invitation-to|title=Diamond and Silk UNCENSORED: Duo Accepts Steve King’s Invitation to Testify|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> Subsequently, Republican members of Congress brought up the duo's censorship claims at ]'s testimony before U.S. Congress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/07/17/republicans-accused-facebook-google-twitter-bias-democrats-called-hearing-dumb/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f043b50775a4|title=Republicans accused Facebook, Google and Twitter of bias. Democrats called the hearing ‘dumb.’|last=Romm|first=Tony|date=July 17, 2018|work=The Washington Post|access-date=}}</ref> | ||
| ==Personal life and history== | ==Personal life and history== | ||
| Hardaway and Richardson are the daughters of Betty Lee Willis "Evangalist" Hardaway and Freeman "Elder" Hardaway. Their mother, Evangalist, was born in December 1949,<ref>'''Court Case Number:''' 4601992CR 000273 '''Offender ID:''' NF177792834872526099464601992CR00027319920121</ref> and their father, Elder, was born on October 10, 1946.<ref>'''Court Case Number:''' 4602018IF 700935 '''Offender ID:''' NF169180102617730764864602018IF70093520180716 | |||
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| '''Offender ID:''' NF183303471634381662944601990CR00320719900910</ref> Both of their parents are currently televangelists affiliated with the Jericho Deliverance Temple church in ].<ref name="ABC Nightline" /><ref name="StuartRollingStone" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/features/family/mc-fea-diamond-silk-trump-20180501-story.html|title=Who are Diamond and Silk? How two small-town ex-Democrats found fame as 'warriors' for Trump|last=Monica Hesse|first=Dan Zak|date=May 2, 2018|website=The Morning Call|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> During a 2016 interview with '']'', they were "reluctant" to give their ages but stated they are "old enough to vote".<ref name="Newsweek2" /> Nevertheless, court documents indicate that Richardson, the older sister, was born on January 18, 1971,<ref>'''Court Case Number:''' 2502001CR 034542 '''Offender ID:''' NF130048952429734851222502001CR03454220011214 | |||
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| ---</ref> and the younger sister was born in November 1971.<ref>'''Court Case Number:''' 4601990CR 002410 '''Offender ID:''' NF172080206055346673604601990CR00241019900716</ref> | |||
| Formerly lifelong ],<ref name="StuartRollingStone" /> they became ] soon after they saw Trump announce his candidacy on television. According to Hardaway, "When he announced and we heard everything that he stood for, it was on and poppin’, and we’ve been on the Trump train ever since."<ref name="AtlanticMonthly" /> They came to wider prominence in 2015 as Trump supporters after posting a video criticizing former ] host ] for asking what they considered irrelevant questions during the ].<ref name="youtube fox business" /> | Formerly lifelong ],<ref name="StuartRollingStone" /> they became ] soon after they saw Trump announce his candidacy on television. According to Hardaway, "When he announced and we heard everything that he stood for, it was on and poppin’, and we’ve been on the Trump train ever since."<ref name="AtlanticMonthly" /> They came to wider prominence in 2015 as Trump supporters after posting a video criticizing former ] host ] for asking what they considered irrelevant questions during the ].<ref name="youtube fox business" /> | ||
| ==Politics and appearances== | ==Politics and appearances== | ||
| ]]] | ]]] | ||
| Although officially unaffiliated with the ], they urged support for Trump via social media efforts and rallies and traveled to three states for the campaign.<ref name="Newsweek" /><ref name="nyt" /> The duo first joined Donald Trump as the "] for Trump Girls" on stage at his ], rally on December 4, 2015.<ref name="guardian 2015-12" /> They later warmed up the crowd at the Trump rally on January 2, 2016, in ].<ref name="americanmirror 2016-01" /> They initiated a "Ditch and Switch" campaign to encourage Democrats to register as Republicans<ref name="StuartRollingStone"/> and created a website explaining to voters which states had ] and when the deadlines were for changing party affiliations.<ref name="nyt" /> | Although officially unaffiliated with the ], they urged support for Trump via social media efforts and rallies and traveled to three states for the campaign.<ref name="Newsweek" /><ref name="nyt" /> The duo first joined Donald Trump as the "] for Trump Girls" on stage at his ], rally on December 4, 2015.<ref name="guardian 2015-12" /> They later warmed up the crowd at the Trump rally on January 2, 2016, in ].<ref name="americanmirror 2016-01" /> They initiated a "Ditch and Switch" campaign to encourage Democrats to register as Republicans<ref name="StuartRollingStone"/> and created a website explaining to voters which states had ] and when the deadlines were for changing party affiliations.<ref name="nyt" /> | ||
| On November 2, 2016, Diamond and Silk appeared with ], wife of ], in ], on behalf of the Trump campaign.<ref name="journalnow 2016-11" /> |
On November 2, 2016, Diamond and Silk appeared with ], wife of ], in ], on behalf of the Trump campaign.<ref name="journalnow 2016-11" /> | ||
| They regularly appear on Fox News shows including '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', and ''].''<ref name="NOLA" /> In November 2018, Diamond and Silk were given a show on Fox Nation, which is an online Fox News streaming service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/418306-trump-supporters-diamond-silk-awarded-program-on-new-fox-news-streaming|title=Trump supporters Diamond & Silk awarded program on new Fox News streaming service|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=2018-11-26|work=TheHill|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/diamond-silk-land-weekly-fox-nation-series/|title=Diamond & Silk Get Their Own Weekly Fox Nation Series|date=2018-11-26|work=TheWrap|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> They were covered on ABC's '']''.<ref name="ABC Nightline" /> Hardaway is notably more talkative, while Richardson often just expresses agreement.<ref name="kansascity" /> | They regularly appear on Fox News shows including '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', and ''].''<ref name="NOLA" /> In November 2018, Diamond and Silk were given a show on Fox Nation, which is an online Fox News streaming service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/418306-trump-supporters-diamond-silk-awarded-program-on-new-fox-news-streaming|title=Trump supporters Diamond & Silk awarded program on new Fox News streaming service|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=2018-11-26|work=TheHill|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/diamond-silk-land-weekly-fox-nation-series/|title=Diamond & Silk Get Their Own Weekly Fox Nation Series|date=2018-11-26|work=TheWrap|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> They were covered on ABC's '']''.<ref name="ABC Nightline" /> Hardaway is notably more talkative, while Richardson often just expresses agreement.<ref name="kansascity" /> | ||
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| Hardaway and Richardson, in December 2017, expressed support for ] following her controversial firing as ] liaison and assistant, faulting the treatment of her by African Americans and the media generally: "What I find appalling, to my brothers and sisters how you ... can laugh at, pick at, gloat at somebody because they either left the White House or you listened to a salacious story that Miss Piggy went around, running around telling everybody." In the same live-stream, they criticized '']'' anchor ] for saying, "Bye, Felicia" to Newman during a segment on the ABC show which aired on December 14, 2017.<ref name="BlackStar2" /><ref name="ByeFelicia" /> Addressing Roberts' remarks, Hardaway said, "How is it that you want the community to come up and then when a sister is sitting at the table, 'Well, she didn’t represent us'? Are you crazy?"<ref name="BlackStar2"/> | Hardaway and Richardson, in December 2017, expressed support for ] following her controversial firing as ] liaison and assistant, faulting the treatment of her by African Americans and the media generally: "What I find appalling, to my brothers and sisters how you ... can laugh at, pick at, gloat at somebody because they either left the White House or you listened to a salacious story that Miss Piggy went around, running around telling everybody." In the same live-stream, they criticized '']'' anchor ] for saying, "Bye, Felicia" to Newman during a segment on the ABC show which aired on December 14, 2017.<ref name="BlackStar2" /><ref name="ByeFelicia" /> Addressing Roberts' remarks, Hardaway said, "How is it that you want the community to come up and then when a sister is sitting at the table, 'Well, she didn’t represent us'? Are you crazy?"<ref name="BlackStar2"/> | ||
| ===Reception=== | |||
| Artist and activist ] has described Hardaway and Richardson as "a modern-day minstrel show" and stated in an interview that the pair's presentation relies on "stereotypical images of black women". ] professor ] argued that if the pair, "the way they speak, the way they talk and act and behave, were saying anything that was contradictory to Trump, the Trump supporters who defend them would be the first to attack them." Boykin argued that conservatives give attention to Hardaway and Richardson because they "only want to listen to the people who reaffirm their narrow, limited vision of what blackness is all about and how black people should perceive white people and specifically how they should perceive Donald Trump."<ref name="nyt newsome boykin">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/us/politics/diamond-silk-facebook.html |title=Who Are Diamond and Silk? A Look at 2 Pro-Trump Social Media Stars |last=Stack |first=Liam |date=April 14, 2018 |website=nytimes.com |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref> | |||
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| In an April 2018 ] and Facebook post, Hardaway and Richardson reproduced a message from Facebook stating that the Diamond and Silk Facebook page's content and brand were deemed to be "unsafe to the community." According to Hardaway and Richardson, the message sent from the Facebook policy team concluded with: "This decision is final and it is not appeal-able in any way." The pair stated that they believed that they had been victims of censorship by Facebook after receiving a communication from the social media website's policy team. According to Diamond and Silk, they had started questioning Facebook via phone calls, emails, and chat sessions as to their alleged "bias censorship and discrimination against D&S brand page" in September 2017. Both women have stated a reduction in reactions to their posts and videos since that time period and that followers no longer receive notifications about posts and videos. As of April 2018, their Facebook page states they have nearly 1.3 million followers.<ref name="Facebookpage" /> | In an April 2018 ] and Facebook post, Hardaway and Richardson reproduced a message from Facebook stating that the Diamond and Silk Facebook page's content and brand were deemed to be "unsafe to the community." According to Hardaway and Richardson, the message sent from the Facebook policy team concluded with: "This decision is final and it is not appeal-able in any way." The pair stated that they believed that they had been victims of censorship by Facebook after receiving a communication from the social media website's policy team. According to Diamond and Silk, they had started questioning Facebook via phone calls, emails, and chat sessions as to their alleged "bias censorship and discrimination against D&S brand page" in September 2017. Both women have stated a reduction in reactions to their posts and videos since that time period and that followers no longer receive notifications about posts and videos. As of April 2018, their Facebook page states they have nearly 1.3 million followers.<ref name="Facebookpage" /> | ||
| Diamond and Silk's censorship claims were repeated in |
Diamond and Silk's censorship claims were repeated in the media.<ref name="cnn facebook" /> According to CNN, Diamond and Silk's claims likely influenced an April 2018 congressional hearing which involved Mark Zuckerberg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.<ref name="cnn facebook" /> Business Insider notes that Diamond and Silk were a "frequent topic" during that hearing.<ref name="businessinsider congress" /> ] Republican ] finished her questioning of Zuckerberg by stating, "Let me tell you something right now, Diamond and Silk is not terrorism". ] Republican ] asked Zuckerberg, "Why is Facebook censoring conservative bloggers such as Diamond and Silk?" Zuckerberg responded that Facebook employees had made an error and they had contacted Hardaway and Richardson.<ref name="CNET" /><ref name="Newsweek3" /> | ||
| While there is no evidence that Diamond and Silk were censored or that their page was blocked by Facebook, the pair continues to contend it was.<ref name="cnn facebook" /><ref name="cnn congress hearing" /><ref name="thehill cuomo" /><ref name="washingtonpost found fame" /> Facebook's own analytics firm showed that the Diamond and Silk page had not lost a significant amount of influence on the social network.<ref name="cnn facebook" /> By the time that Diamond and Silk spoke at a congressional hearing about their censorship claims, news outlets such as ] and ] described their censorship claims as debunked.<ref name="cnn congress hearing" /><ref name="businessinsider congress" /> At the hearing, experts testified that there was no evidence that Diamond and Silk had been targeted.<ref name="washingtonpost found fame" /> According to '']'', "the numbers do not bear out the argument that the sisters have been repressed."<ref name="washingtonpost found fame" /> | |||
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| Diamond and Silk stated that Facebook had not contacted them. Facebook said they attempted contact via email, Twitter, phone, and Facebook Messenger.<ref name="cnn facebook" /><ref name="businessinsider congress" /><ref name="thehill cuomo" /> Diamond and Silk later said that messages sent to them through email should not be expected to be read, because they receive many emails.<ref name="businessinsider congress" /> | |||
| === 2018 Congressional testimony === | === 2018 Congressional testimony === | ||
| On April 26, 2018, they appeared at a ] hearing on alleged filtering practices of social media platforms. Representative ] asked the duo if they had ever received money from the Trump campaign, to which Hardaway responded, "We have never been paid by the Trump campaign." Representative ] suggested that they could be committing perjury and showed them a Federal Election Commission filing which reported that the Trump campaign paid them $1,275 on November 22, 2016 for "field consulting".<ref name=SlateJeffries /><ref name="thehill congress" /><ref name="cbsnews congress" /> | On April 26, 2018, they appeared at a ] hearing on alleged filtering practices of social media platforms. Representative ] asked the duo if they had ever received money from the Trump campaign, to which Hardaway responded, "We have never been paid by the Trump campaign." Representative ] suggested that they could be committing perjury and showed them a Federal Election Commission filing which reported that the Trump campaign paid them $1,275 on November 22, 2016 for "field consulting".<ref name=SlateJeffries /><ref name="thehill congress" /><ref name="cbsnews congress" /> | ||
| Diamond and Silk then stated that the payment was reimbursement for the cost of airplane tickets. Following their testimony, the '']'' reported that, according to Trump campaign treasurer Bradley Crate, the payment had been categorized incorrectly. Crate stated, "The Campaign’s payment to Diamond and Silk for field consulting was based on an invoice they submitted reflecting their costs for air travel to a Campaign event. The invoice was not supported by accompanying receipts, so as a technical matter, could not be reported as a reimbursement even though its purpose was to make them whole for their out-of-pocket costs." |
Diamond and Silk then stated that the payment was reimbursement for the cost of airplane tickets. Following their testimony, the '']'' reported that, according to Trump campaign treasurer Bradley Crate, the payment had been categorized incorrectly. Crate stated, "The Campaign’s payment to Diamond and Silk for field consulting was based on an invoice they submitted reflecting their costs for air travel to a Campaign event. The invoice was not supported by accompanying receipts, so as a technical matter, could not be reported as a reimbursement even though its purpose was to make them whole for their out-of-pocket costs." | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, popularly known as Diamond and Silk, are American live-stream video bloggers, social media personalities, and political activists. They are known for their commentary in support of United States President Donald Trump.
The duo received media attention during the 2016 campaign and again in April 2018 when they alleged that Facebook had notified them they were "unsafe to the community." In response, they accused Facebook of blocking and censoring their Facebook page. On April 23, 2018, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) announced that the duo had accepted his invitation to testify in front of Congress apropos their perceived censorship. Subsequently, Republican members of Congress brought up the duo's censorship claims at Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before U.S. Congress.
Personal life and history
Formerly lifelong Democrats, they became Republicans soon after they saw Trump announce his candidacy on television. According to Hardaway, "When he announced and we heard everything that he stood for, it was on and poppin’, and we’ve been on the Trump train ever since." They came to wider prominence in 2015 as Trump supporters after posting a video criticizing former Fox News host Megyn Kelly for asking what they considered irrelevant questions during the first Republican presidential debate.
Politics and appearances
Although officially unaffiliated with the Trump campaign, they urged support for Trump via social media efforts and rallies and traveled to three states for the campaign. The duo first joined Donald Trump as the "Stump for Trump Girls" on stage at his Raleigh, North Carolina, rally on December 4, 2015. They later warmed up the crowd at the Trump rally on January 2, 2016, in Biloxi, Mississippi. They initiated a "Ditch and Switch" campaign to encourage Democrats to register as Republicans and created a website explaining to voters which states had closed primaries and when the deadlines were for changing party affiliations.
On November 2, 2016, Diamond and Silk appeared with Lara Trump, wife of Eric Trump, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on behalf of the Trump campaign.
They regularly appear on Fox News shows including Hannity, Fox News Sunday, Watters' World, and The Ingraham Angle, and Fox & Friends. In November 2018, Diamond and Silk were given a show on Fox Nation, which is an online Fox News streaming service. They were covered on ABC's Nightline. Hardaway is notably more talkative, while Richardson often just expresses agreement.
A documentary film by Hardaway and Richardson titled Dummycrats premiered in October 2018 at the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C..
Racial views
Following the controversial Unite the Right rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11 and 12, 2017, Hardaway and Richardson, appearing on Fox & Friends, were critical of protesters on both sides in the event. Hardaway criticized Neo-Nazi groups and the Ku Klux Klan for "spewing hate and ... creating violence" declaring "all of them should be condemned and denounced. Period". In the same interview, she also said she does not "... like Black Lives Matter and Antifa." They further noted that they feel statues of Civil War Confederate soldiers should be kept in museums.
Hardaway and Richardson, in December 2017, expressed support for Omarosa Manigault Newman following her controversial firing as White House liaison and assistant, faulting the treatment of her by African Americans and the media generally: "What I find appalling, to my brothers and sisters how you ... can laugh at, pick at, gloat at somebody because they either left the White House or you listened to a salacious story that Miss Piggy went around, running around telling everybody." In the same live-stream, they criticized Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts for saying, "Bye, Felicia" to Newman during a segment on the ABC show which aired on December 14, 2017. Addressing Roberts' remarks, Hardaway said, "How is it that you want the community to come up and then when a sister is sitting at the table, 'Well, she didn’t represent us'? Are you crazy?"
YouTube
Hardaway and Richardson have asserted that YouTube has discriminated against them through demonetization of their channel because of their support for Trump.
In an April 2018 tweet and Facebook post, Hardaway and Richardson reproduced a message from Facebook stating that the Diamond and Silk Facebook page's content and brand were deemed to be "unsafe to the community." According to Hardaway and Richardson, the message sent from the Facebook policy team concluded with: "This decision is final and it is not appeal-able in any way." The pair stated that they believed that they had been victims of censorship by Facebook after receiving a communication from the social media website's policy team. According to Diamond and Silk, they had started questioning Facebook via phone calls, emails, and chat sessions as to their alleged "bias censorship and discrimination against D&S brand page" in September 2017. Both women have stated a reduction in reactions to their posts and videos since that time period and that followers no longer receive notifications about posts and videos. As of April 2018, their Facebook page states they have nearly 1.3 million followers.
Diamond and Silk's censorship claims were repeated in the media. According to CNN, Diamond and Silk's claims likely influenced an April 2018 congressional hearing which involved Mark Zuckerberg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Business Insider notes that Diamond and Silk were a "frequent topic" during that hearing. Tennessee Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn finished her questioning of Zuckerberg by stating, "Let me tell you something right now, Diamond and Silk is not terrorism". Texas Republican Representative Joe Barton asked Zuckerberg, "Why is Facebook censoring conservative bloggers such as Diamond and Silk?" Zuckerberg responded that Facebook employees had made an error and they had contacted Hardaway and Richardson.
2018 Congressional testimony
On April 26, 2018, they appeared at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on alleged filtering practices of social media platforms. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee asked the duo if they had ever received money from the Trump campaign, to which Hardaway responded, "We have never been paid by the Trump campaign." Representative Hakeem Jeffries suggested that they could be committing perjury and showed them a Federal Election Commission filing which reported that the Trump campaign paid them $1,275 on November 22, 2016 for "field consulting".
Diamond and Silk then stated that the payment was reimbursement for the cost of airplane tickets. Following their testimony, the Huffington Post reported that, according to Trump campaign treasurer Bradley Crate, the payment had been categorized incorrectly. Crate stated, "The Campaign’s payment to Diamond and Silk for field consulting was based on an invoice they submitted reflecting their costs for air travel to a Campaign event. The invoice was not supported by accompanying receipts, so as a technical matter, could not be reported as a reimbursement even though its purpose was to make them whole for their out-of-pocket costs."
See also
References
- "Diamond and Silk Testimony to House Judiciary Committee" (PDF). Judiciary Committee, US House of Representatives.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - "Diamond and Silk UNCENSORED: Duo Accepts Steve King's Invitation to Testify".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - Romm, Tony (July 17, 2018). "Republicans accused Facebook, Google and Twitter of bias. Democrats called the hearing 'dumb.'". The Washington Post.
- ^ Tessa Stuart (September 28, 2016). "Meet the Black Women Defending Trump's Record on Race". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
Like Trump himself, Diamond and Silk are new to the Republican party. Lifelong Democrats, they switched parties so they could cast their votes for him in the North Carolina primary.
- Foran, Clare (January 29, 2016). "Meet the YouTube Stars Trying to Convert Democrats to Team Trump". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- Former Democrats Stump For Trump. Fox Business, Varney and Co. January 8, 2016
- Lanktree, Graham (August 10, 2017). "PRO-TRUMP YOUTUBERS DIAMOND AND SILK 'BUILD THEIR BRAND' WITH A HAND FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION". Newsweek. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Supporters Seek to Persuade Democrats to ‘Ditch and Switch’ for Donald Trump, New York Times, January 7, 2016.
- Donald Trump Supporters Diamond and Silk a Comedy Act?, Liberty Voice, December 9, 2015.
- ‘Stump for Trump’ duo rock capacity crowd at MS rally, The American Mirror, January 3, 2016.
- "Diamond and Silk, Lara Trump bring Women for Trump tour to Winston-Salem". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- Morris, Melinda (March 20, 2018). "Fox News darlings Diamond and Silk bringing 'Chit Chat Tour' to New Orleans". NOLA.com The Times Picayune. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- Swanson, Ian (November 26, 2018). "Trump supporters Diamond & Silk awarded program on new Fox News streaming service". TheHill. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- "Diamond & Silk Get Their Own Weekly Fox Nation Series". TheWrap. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- Marjorie McAfee, Ashley Louszko, Byron Pitts, (April 5, 2016). "A Look at Proud Donald Trump-Supporting Sister Act 'Diamond and Silk'". Retrieved April 9, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Gutierrez, Lisa (April 10, 2018). "Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook made 'enforcement error' with Trump fans Diamond and Silk". The Kansas City Star.
- "Social Media Stars Diamond and Silk Go to Big Screen for the Midterms". The Epoch Times. October 18, 2018.
The film premiered at the Trump International Hotel in Washington on Oct. 15 and screened in nearly 800 theaters across the country for a one-night event.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Trump Super-Fans Diamond and Silk Announce Michael Moore-Style 'Dummycrats' Movie". San Francisco Chronicle. June 25, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Diamond and Silk: We Don't Like White Nationalists or Antifa". Fox News Insider. August 13, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Willis, Kiersten (December 29, 2017). "Omarosa Gets Defended by Diamond and Silk … and the Trump Supporters Get Dragged - You may not like Omarosa, but you don't have a right to laugh at her". Atlanta Black Star. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- Deerwester, Jayme (December 14, 2017). "'GMA' host Robin Roberts on Omarosa's White House exit: 'Bye, Felicia'". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- Birnbaum, Ian (September 18, 2017). "YouTube is leaving its creators in the dark". The Outline. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- Silk, Diamond and (April 8, 2018). Diamond and Silk@DiamondandSilk (Social media).
- ^ Darcy, Oliver. "Led by Fox News, pro-Trump media fuels false narrative to accuse Facebook of censorship". CNNMoney. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
the Diamond & Silk page was never banned. It was never taken down. It was never censored... The tidal wave of media coverage didn't just mislead viewers; it likely influenced the Mark Zuckerberg hearings on Capitol Hill. Several lawmakers chose to use at least a portion of their time questioning the Facebook chief to ask him about the supposed censorship of Hardaway and Richardson. The hearings were scheduled to address Facebook's use and protection of user data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
- "Trump vloggers Diamond & Silk are sticking to their debunked claim about Facebook censorship". Business Insider. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
Hardaway and Richardson said, as they have many times in appearances on Fox News, that they were not contacted by Facebook in any official capacity... But messages obtained by conservative commentator Erick Erickson show that Facebook reached out to Hardaway and Richardson several times through phone, Facebook Messenger, and multiple email addresses.
- Ng, Alfred (April 11, 2018). "Who are Diamond and Silk, and what do they have to do with Facebook?". CNET.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- Kutner, Max (April 11, 2018). "DIAMOND AND SILK HIT BACK AT MARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK 'CENSORSHIP': 'WE ARE NOT TERRORISTS'". Retrieved April 11, 2018.
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