Paralyzed Black Woman Says That A White Gas Station Employee Refused To Assist Her
A paralyzed Black woman took to social media in tears after being denied service by a Thorntons gas station employee in Louisville, Kentucky.
Atlanta Black Star broke the news of Zakiya Wright’s viral TikTok video sharing what allegedly happened between her and a white female employee.
Under her account @wintermarie5, she posted videos where she was visually distraught. Wright prefaced the TikTok with a typed caption stating how hard using a wheelchair can be, “especially when you have to deal with uneducated people.”
She opens the video with tears in her eyes, expressing her apprehension to come to social media, but she felt she needed to share what happened.
“I’m at 2007 Brownsboro Road, and I am trying to get gas. My son is in the car with me, and, like, I cannot physically f**king walk. If you know me, then you know I’m in a wheelchair; I use assistance and have hand controls. The lady just told me, ‘I don’t know how to pump gas,’” Wright said in the video.
Wright stated she told the employee it was “self-explanatory” and said she would “show her what to do” once she assisted her.
However, Wright claimed the employee still did not care to help her.
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