Black Woman Kicked Off Bus After Refusing To Sit In Back

Story out of San Francisco, California:

A civil rights complaint details a series of racist incidents two years ago against passenger Toni Young, who is African American, by bus driver Cynthia Lara, who appeared to be white. Since the incident, in April 2014, Young’s lawyer said she has suffered psychological trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. The lawsuit is seeking punitive damages from the bus company.

“It was shocking to me that we have an incident like this reminiscent of the Rosa Parks incident many years ago,” said Michael Adams, the attorney who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Young.

Adams pointed to a widely condemned incident last year in which a group of African American women were kicked off a Napa Valley Wine Train for laughing and talking too loudly, spurring the hashtag #LaughingWhileBlack. Cont.

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