Diamond and Silk facts for kids
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Diamond and Silk
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Diamond and Silk in 2019
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Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway ("Diamond")
November 25, 1971 Herneitha Rochelle Hardaway ("Silk") January 17, 1970 |
| Died | ("Diamond") January 8, 2023 (aged 51) North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway (November 25, 1971 – January 8, 2023) and Herneitha Rochelle Hardaway Richardson (born January 17, 1970), known as Diamond and Silk, respectively, were a pair of American conservative political commentators and vloggers. Hardaway and Richardson are sisters. They are known for their support of former U.S. president Donald Trump. Both have served as contributors for conservative news channel Newsmax.
The duo received media attention during the 2016 presidential campaign of Trump and again in April 2018 when Facebook notified them they were "unsafe to the community". In response, they publicly complained that Facebook blocked and censored their Facebook page. On April 26, 2018, at Congressman Steve King's invitation, they testified in front of Congress about their removal from Facebook. Subsequently, Republican members of Congress brought up the two women's censorship claims at Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress. In April 2020, the two were terminated from Fox News for questioning the legitimacy of COVID-19 data.
On January 8, 2023, Diamond died at her home in North Carolina from heart disease at 51 years of age. Silk has continued her political commentary under the "Diamond and Silk" name despite Diamond's death.
