Publix Fires Five Black Employees Over Local Protests

88.5 WFDD - Public Radio For The Piedmont | By David Ford

Published July 23, 2020 at 4:58 PM EDT

Publix Super Markets seafood specialist Ta-Neisha Davis worked for the company for four and a half years before being dismissed for her participation in Black Lives Matter protests there. Photo courtesy of Ta-Neisha Davis.

Publix Super Markets has fired five of its African American employees in response to their participation in Black Lives Matter protests in Winston-Salem at the end of June. The participants claim that they were cleared by managers to join an in-store demonstration. As WFDD's David Ford reports, they also feel racial intolerance in the workplace has grown in recent weeks.

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Before his arrival in the Triad, David had already established himself as a fixture in the Austin, Texas arts scene as a radio host for Classical 89.5 KMFA. During his tenure there, he produced and hosted hundreds of programs including Mind Your Music, The Basics and T.G.I.F. Thank Goodness, It's Familiar, which each won international awards in the Fine Arts Radio Competition. As a radio journalist with 88.5 WFDD, his features have been recognized by the Associated Press, Public Radio News Directors Inc., Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals, and Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. David has written and produced national stories for NPR, KUSC and CPRN in Los Angeles and conducted interviews for Minnesota Public Radio's Weekend America.

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Publix Fires Five Black Employees Over Local Protests

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