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Black Jogger Targeted in NYC Hate Crime
After being targeted by a violent stranger, Tiffany Johnson has a message for Black women everywhere
Tiffany Johnson was jogging in the diverse neighborhood of Woodside, Queens, when a woman threw a glass bottle at her, “calling her the N-word and yelling that she should go back to Africa,” the Daily News reports.
Johnson’s response? “I just wanted to get away from her as quickly as possible. My safety was my first concern. Her mentality is her problem. I don’t really like to take on other people’s issues. That she thinks that way is her problem, not my problem.”
Johnson also has big-hearted advice to Black women as they deal with both casual and overt acts of racism: “Don’t let anyone steal your joy. We’re really resilient as women. We’re soulful. As women of color, we’re deep thinkers. We stick together as women of color. We know that these people exist. We rise above them. We don’t let them drag us down. We just keep moving forward.”
