Thank you Steve @wholefoodsnyc 23rd Street/Chelesa location for standing up for me.

A mother with her son jumped in front of me started a fight, made a reference to me being black, thinking was special because of Affirmative Action / having a job, and tried to argue with me at the store. Steve came over to diffuse the situation - I stopped and started walking away she kept yelling. Steve approach and asked her to leave once again and then said to him “youre choosing that nigger over a mother?” Patrons in the store dropped their jaws. It took everything in me to hold back the tears as I stood there chose to smile at her as Steve and security carried her out while she held her son.

He ended up paying for my dinner and gave me the biggest hug stating the same thought I had which was “I feel sorry for her son.” Thank you Steve for standing up, escorting, and banning that ignorant woman from that location. And if you’re wondering - I cried as soon as I left the building. What a day.

I don’t know if Steve will ever get the recognition he deserves but this was a very meaningful situation. We need more people like Steve in the world.

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