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Texas woman says she was fired from Whataburger for wearing Black Lives Matter mask Source: Houston Chronicle Alison Medley Sep. 25, 2020 Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 11:58 a.m. When Ma’Kiya Congious wore her Black Lives Matter mask to work at a Fort Worth Whataburger, she said the covering drew compliments from customers. According to The Washington Posts' Teo Armos, Congious reported to work on August 3 and was confronted by a white customer who took objection to her mask. The customer threatened to call Whataburger's corporate office over the covering, and Congious was told by Whataburger supervisors her mask displayed a political message and could not be worn while working. . . . When Ma’Kiya Congious wore her Black Lives Matter mask to work at a Fort Worth Whataburger, she said the covering drew compliments from customers. According to The Washington Posts' Teo Armos, Congious reported to work on August 3 and was confronted by a white customer who took objection to her mask. The customer threatened to call Whataburger's corporate office over the covering, and Congious was told by Whataburger supervisors her mask displayed a political message and could not be worn while working. Read more: Texas woman says she was fired from Whataburger for wearing Black Lives Matter mask She wore a BLM mask to work at Whataburger. After a customer complained, she lost her job. Ma'Kiya Congious, center, said she was fired from her job at a Whataburger in Fort Worth after a customer complained about her Black Lives Matter mask. (Martha Vasquez) By Teo Armus September 24, 2020 at 4:01 p.m. CDT . . . In San Antonio last week, a charter school fired an art teacher who refused to stop wearing Black Lives Matter masks to her classroom. A Milwaukee pizza store owner terminated and then physically scuffled with a delivery driver who insisted on keeping the message on his face coverings. And in late July, 14 workers at Whole Foods locations across four states filed a class-action lawsuit against the supermarket chain, charging that the company retaliated against them for wearing BLM masks and pins. (Whole Foods is a unit of Amazon, whose founder Jeff Bezos also owns The Washington Post.) In San Antonio last week, a charter school fired an art teacher who refused to stop wearing Black Lives Matter masks to her classroom. A Milwaukee pizza store owner terminated and then physically scuffled with a delivery driver who insisted on keeping the message on his face coverings. And in late July, 14 workers at Whole Foods locations across four states filed a class-action lawsuit against the supermarket chain, charging that the company retaliated against them for wearing BLM masks and pins. (Whole Foods is a unit of Amazon, whose founder Jeff Bezos also owns The Washington Post.) More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/24/whataburger-black-lives-matter-masks/ |