Napa Valley Wine Train Admits They Were '100 Percent Wrong' For Kicking Black Women Off:
Ficklin Media Note: What is perhaps more scary to me than even the "Trump Behind" phenomenon, is this being bumped incident.
Sticks and stones can break my bones, but public humiliation has an effect. Signs like no N, dogs or Irish need apply easily convey the message and had very lasting impact.
It is profoundly scary to me that given the historic media coverage of the strain in race relations for the last few years that folks in the customer service and public merchandising field would be even more hesitant to provoke confrontation.
I wish I could invoke Ida B. Wells ( trivia test to look up why I reference her here,hint she pre dated Mother Rosa by all most 80 years, especially regarding trains and citizen access).
But I digress, for those in "charge" at that moment to feel completely free to exert their discretionary power with impunity tells us that blatant, bold and brazen attempts to derail the freedom train are very much still in play.
The operatives do not have to be members of B16 or straight out of Napa or wearing sheets. Cotton can be transformed into many shades of black and white.
Get on board little children, you do not need a ticket, but you do need to know that until you control and own the conductor the route can be treacherous.
As for " Donald Behind" , give him a one way ticket to Mexico.
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