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A Black woman and her daughter filed a lawsuit against an Uber driver and the ridesharing company this week after they said the driver repeatedly referred to them as “n rs.”
Mother’s Day weekend, South Carolina resident Jovene Milligan and her 30-year-old daughter Ghiana Gardner took a 59-mile trip in an Uber they described as a horrid experience that left them fearing for their safety, The State reports.
The mother and daughter duo were heading to Charleston from Atlanta for the weekend when their car broke down in Aiken, South Carolina. After contacting AAA, they were told they couldn’t ride in the tow truck due to COVID-19 safety protocols, forcing them to call an Uber.