Politicians hold a moment of silence to honor George Floyd

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and others held a moment of silence Monday morning on Capitol Hill to honor George Floyd. The lawmakers took a knee for eight minutes and 46 seconds, to mark the length of time a former Minneapolis police officer had his knee on Floyd's neck.

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[-brent-]

Even the black lady is rolling her 👀 thinking I can't believe we're doing this.

[brandonj]

What's up with the african garb scarves. George floyd was from houston. Throw a lone star flag on or an astros hat.

[ceeceegee]

Who are they kneeling to? Are they praying?

[stickman]

Anyone else feel like throwing up at this magnanimous show of insincerity?

[vkng_dragn]

There's no need for this. This is as embarrasing and as low as the predator in chief church/bible photo op. Dems, now you're digging your own hole? WTH!

[johnbrittingham]

These scarves were traditionally worn by the wealthy land-owners and dignitaries of the Ashanti (or Asante) tribes of what is now known as Ghana. They were made of silk, making them not only rare but also symbolic of wealth. More importantly, they were adorned by those who were involved in the pervasive slave trade the wealthy of the Ashanti tribe embraced.

You read that right. The elite in the Ashanti tribe who wore these stoles throughout history were slave owners and even slave traders. They were a scourge throughout the reason, taking people from tribes they would conquer and selling them as slaves. According to Wikipedia:
The Ashanti live in Ashanti specifically in Ashanti capital Kumasi metropolis and due to the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, a known diaspora of Ashanti exists in the Caribbean, particularly in Jamaica. Slaves captured by the Ashantis and sold to the British and the Dutch along the coasts were sent to the West Indies, particularly Jamaica, Barbados, Netherlands Antilles, British Virgin Islands. the Bahamas etc. Ashanti are known to be very opposed to both the Fante and the British people, as the Ashanti only traded with the Dutch in times of their ascension to becoming a hegemony of most of the area of present-day Ghana.