'She took a whole lot of our heart on Black History Month, she did a modern day lynch, in our face,' said Oakland NAACP President Cynthia Adams.
East Bay Faith leaders joined the Oakland NAACP at this rally, hundreds of people showed up to support Armstrong.
Armstrong was recently terminated without cause by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao last week. His dismissal came a month after the mayor placed him on paid leave after a federal monitor's report questioned the chief's lack of response surrounding the misconduct by one of his sergeants., she did a modern day lynch, in our face," said Oakland NAACP President Cynthia Adams.
Adams shared an email from Jan. 30, from Mayor Thao's Chief of Staff promising that the mayor would meet with the NAACP and other leaders before making a decision about the chief. Adams says that meeting never happened."I feel like it's a slap in our face, she went on to deal with what she felt like she needed to do," Adams added.
Oakland Chinatown leader Carl Chan says Armstrong kept his promise to protect the community during a rash of hate crimes. "He told me and made a promise, I will make sure you have the resources you need to support Chinatown, and guess what? He did it," said Chan.. Councilmember Noel Gallo believes the former chief helped bring the department a giant step towards compliance.
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