January 15, 2021 at 12:45 PM
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A small story made big news last week because it was emblematic of a bigger problem in the United States racism.
Miya Ponsetto, a 22-year-old woman visiting New York City and staying at the Arlo Soho hotel, accused a Black teen, also staying in the hotel, of stealing her iPhone. Not only did she accuse him, but she tackled him in the lobby, rifled through his pockets, and screamed, “No, I’m not letting him walk away with my phone,” insisting security arrest him.
The teen’s father happened to be well-established jazz trumpetist, Keyon Harrold, who didn’t take the accusation lightly. He saw it as an attack against his son merely because of his race. He videotaped the encounter and alerted the media.
NEW YORK A white woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her cellphone and tackled him at a New York City hotel appeared to back off her apology in a TV interview that aired Monday, suggesting that maybe he did try to steal her phone after all. “So, maybe it wasn’t him […]
A white woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel appeared to back off her apology in a TV.
A white woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her cellphone and allegedly tackled him at a New York City hotel appeared to back off her apology in a TV interview that aired Monday, suggesting without evidence that maybe he did try to steal her phone after all.