Bus driver fired for telling passenger he didn't pick him up 'because you're black' [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Independent


'I’ve never felt more disrespected or belittled in my life'

Emily Shugerman New York
@eshugerman
2 hours ago

A Massachusetts bus driver has been fired for telling a prospective passenger he was passed by for a ride because he was black.

Kevin Brooks, a barber from New Bedford, told a local news outlet he was trying to take the bus home from Martha’s Vineyard this week when the vehicle inexplicably failed to stop. The Martha’s Vineyard Transportation Authority (VTA) said the bus was full, but the driver failed to turn on the exterior sign saying so.

Trying to make a ferry home, Mr Brooks said he took an Uber to his destination, where he arrived shortly after the bus.

There, he approached the driver and asked why he had been passed by. The driver initially said the bus was at capacity, but changed his tune when Mr Brooks challenged him.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/driver-racist-marthas-vineyard-fired-black-kevin-brooks-a8446561.html