Black state lawmakers decry flyers showing them as puppets | Ap Wire
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 7, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Black Democratic state legislators are accusing Virginia's Republican party of racism for sending out flyers with drawings showing them hoisted in the air by handheld strings — a depiction the party used to portray them as puppets of liberal Democrats in Washington.
The state GOP mailed out flyers targeting eight Democrats in competitive state House races: five who are white and three who are Black, The Richmond Times-Dispatch 
