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| 2025-02-09 | ||||||||||||
Residents were shocked when 13 men
'We're a community at heart, and a proud historical African American community,' Lincoln Heights Village Council member Daronce Daniels told Local 12 News. 'So things of that nature don't stand here, you know, that's a symbol of hate,' Daniels added. 'We're a community of pride and love.' Traffic cameras captured the men, each dressed in black clothing and red face masks, as they hung white supremacy messages off of the overpass.
'I'm like, wow, are we still doing that in 2025?,' Howard told the outlet. 'We just have to have some meetings about it because I'm fearing for my life, like I walk outside all the time, and now I have to be in fear just in case anything could happen.' The Evendale Police Department responded to the 'unannounced protest' shortly after 2pm where they said they were working on 'keeping the peace.' Traffic cameras showed dozens of patrol cars blocking off traffic on the overpass.
'You will not win,' Julian Cook, a pastor in Lincoln Heights, told WCPO News. 'You will not win. You may try, but we have a history of being able to push past these things, as difficult as they may be. You will not win.' Shortly before 3pm, residents began to retaliate. Nearly 100 people yelled at the neo-Nazi group to leave, quickly leading to a confrontation. One of the people who confronted the protestors, 16-year-old Ethan Eley, told The Enquirer that he pulled off the highway after reading a sign that read along the lines of, 'Save the white man's America.'
One officer, who was armed with an AR-15 style rifle, pushed back residents who had come to the scene in opposition, according to Eley. More than 20 residents ended up breaking through the police barricades and rushed towards the men, who began packing their items into a U-Haul parked nearby. During the rush, someone ended up snatching one of the flags, WCPO reported. 'The Nazis began to back off,' Eley told The Enquirer. 'They quickly jumped in the back of the U-Haul truck and took off.' 'There was just a general sense of unity for pushing people like that out of their community,' he added. One women counter-protesting the group pulled out lighter fluid and set the flag ablaze, as others joined in - stepping and spitting on the burning flag. Residents also slashed the tires of a Jeep which they believed belonged to one of the men in the group. Once the U-Haul pulled off, residents began forming a prayer circle where they joined hands and stayed together well after the hate group dispersed. Evendale Police Department and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department responded to the demonstration, which they said was 'short lived' and the protestors left on their own accord. The department added that 'the protest, while very offensive, was not unlawful.' Lincoln Heights Council Member Daniels said that this protest will be at the very top of his mind during the next meeting. He also wants to talk to both the sheriff's office and the police department about why they didn't break up the protest sooner. 'I'm more proud than our residents for showing up and saying that, "Hey, we're not going to allow anybody to come in and bully us in any type of way, especially in this moment,''' he told Local 12. A group that refers to themselves as 'The Hate Club' - the same group behind the November neo-Nazi march in Columbus - has taken credit for Friday's protest. November's shocking display, which was done in broad daylight, also enraged Americans as the suspects were heard airing chants disparaging people of color and those who are Jewish on circulated video footage. There have been no arrests made in either protests, though multiple residents believe that there should have been. 'They just let these people drive off and disrespect us and our heritage,' resident Kachara Talbert told NBC News. 'And y'all going to let these terrorists and racists come over here and do that?' The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism is now tracking down the group that is known for its black and red face masks, according to Local 12. Several people publicly responded to the twisted demonstration, including Mayor Aftab Pureval who released a statement to X on Friday afternoon. 'Messages of hate like this have no place in our region. It was shocking and disgusting to see swastikas displayed in Evendale today,' he said. 'This is not what we stand for, and it will never be what we stand for.' The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati also released a statement explaining how it was 'deeply disturbed' by the entire demonstration. 'We will not be intimidated. Our response to hate is to reaffirm our commitment to strengthening community bonds, advancing education, and advocating for a society free of antisemitism and all forms of hate and bigotry,' the group said. 'We urge all citizens of Cincinnati to stand with us in rejecting hate and building a community where all people can live without fear or intimidation.' The Cincinnati NAACP, a leading civil rights organization, addressed the protest while suggesting that the demonstrators may have been from out of town. 'Recently, in the area, there was a group of individuals waving a symbolism of hate,' the organization said. 'We are aware of the presence and based on the location they chose to display their message of hate; we question their residency in the city of Cincinnati.' Lincoln Heights also made a statement the following day, which said: 'Racism is ugly, and it was on display yesterday,' The Enquirer reported. 'This kind of activity has no place in Lincoln Heights or anywhere else. We are proud of the restraint our community showed in response to this demonstration,' the statement added. The response added that the incident is still under investigation. The Cincinnati NAACP said that the country's current administration, may have, in part, motivated the neo-Nazi group to take to the overpass on Friday afternoon, The Enquirer reported.
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #22 I should have thought of false flag. I did notice the small size of the group, but that’s typical for neo-Nazis, unlike Antifa/Black Bloc. It’s helpful that the rest of you are more suspicious. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-02-09 22:21 |
| #21 I’ve heard that Epps and all those guys were paid by DOD. With the evidence from the “committee” destroyed, I would subpoena all the same witnesses, release all the video to the public to research and for lawsuits and I have two guys that Shawn Ryan interviewed: Bryce Case and Ryan Montgomery see if they can recover what was on the “committee’s” computers. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-02-09 20:11 |
| #20 /\ Moonlighting ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-02-09 18:32 |
| #19 How many were FBI agents and how many of them were paid by USAID to be there? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2025-02-09 18:23 |
| #18 ^Say! Didn't Epps plead guilty to something - jaywalking, maybe? Did Trump pardon him, I wonder? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2025-02-09 18:23 |
| #17 /\ Ah yes, our old friend Ray Epps. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-02-09 18:13 |
| #16 It will be interesting to see where the Patriot Front and Ray Epps funding shows up. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-02-09 16:36 |
| #15 With the masks and ‘uniforms’ we can’t even tell if they were white. And in any case I would bet more on them being some Antifa-like false flag op than neo Nazis. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2025-02-09 16:09 |
| #14 "Patriot Front" sporting a new look? |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2025-02-09 15:46 |
| #13 That's probably the first time members of that community got off their assessment and gave a damn what was going on around them. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2025-02-09 13:01 |
| #12 Yeah. Sure. They wearing khakis? Daily Mail. BBC but a different routing number. Remember when during the government response to covid they went to California to world shame that gal for grocery shopping without a mask? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-02-09 11:28 |
| #11 Realistically, nobody would care if there was an extremely slow, understaffed and unenthusiastic police response to an unannounced white supremacy rally. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-02-09 10:48 |
| #10 So how much $ did the Daily Mail get from USAID? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-02-09 10:13 |
| #9 Angry FBI agents from the Cincinnati Unit. They have a history of killing civilians. I can name names if asked.... |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2025-02-09 08:59 |
| #8 Was it the nifty uniforms? Cause if you read carefully, they're losers. Why the fixation with big time losers? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-02-09 08:22 |
| #7 OBTW: Watch for a Liberal Radical Stunt at the Super Bowl and then ask yourself. How far out did they have to plan that, just to get the tickets for those seats. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-02-09 07:05 |
| #6 Depending on which $$$$ making, Racist Pimp foundation you cite. The numbers for Racists or Racist groups in the USA greatly differ. BUT !!! We must also remember to break it down further, instead of allowing such groups to portray a generalization. Because breaking it down, we quickly see a vast majority, in total human numbers, are: Blacks, then smaller Hispanic, Arab & Asian groups. Which violently attack, commit arson, and Riot and loot from Whites and/or Jewish persons. NOTE: The Money Making Race Pimps understand their days are coming to an end. So, watch for more of the STAGED or blown way out of proportion events. As the Liberals, Democrats and Media try to stir a pot for attention, that has pretty much drained itself years ago. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-02-09 06:59 |
| #5 Next, will be the march of baseball fans. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-02-09 05:59 |
| #4 When the Daily Mail, touting a bout Between "Nazis" and "Blacks," doesn't shout... When a news hound at night, Glowing bright, doesn't bite... Please hold tight to your reason, and doubt. "Gor, you're a regular Sherlock 'olmes, you are!" "Hush, Watson! Don't you know me in this rather obvious disguise?" "Go on! And who am I, then, in this 'ere 'orrible deerstalker?" [Bartitsu ensues] |
| Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452 2025-02-09 05:13 |
| #3 And who can forget Jussie Smollet's big lie. "MAGA country"...in Chicago. LOL, yeah, right. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-02-09 04:21 |
| #2 I'm a White Dude. There's not a single example of "White Supremacy" that I would choose to represent me. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-02-09 03:36 |
| #1 Could be a false flag - we do know that most "hate crimes" in US are fake. |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-02-09 03:12 |