Internet Responds to Black Senior Allegedly Kicked Out of Virginia YMCA For Not Giving Up Her Seat to a White Woman

Internet Responds to Black Senior Allegedly Kicked Out of Virginia YMCA For Not Giving Up Her Seat to a White Woman

Maria Spooner was escorted out of her workout class by police for not giving up her seat.Read more...

'Tired of This …': YMCA Calls 911 on Elderly Black Woman After She Refuses to Give Up Chair In Fitness Class That Was Allegedly First Claimed By a White Woman

An elderly Black woman is accusing her local YMCA of discrimination after staff members called the police when she refused to move seats in a fitness class when instructors specifically asked her to relocate to make room for a white class participant. According to WSET, 72-year-old Maria Spooner attended a group fitness class at the South Boston, Virginia, YMCA on Aug. 18 that had seats for class participants spaced out through the room. Maria S…

UPDATE: YMCA issues apology after SoBo police called to senior exercise class

The South Boston/Halifax County YMCA issued an apology Sunday evening, nearly a week after an incident where a woman, identified as Maria Spooner, accused the organization of racial bias.