A routine trip to the bodega turned into a humiliating ordeal when a Black man was accused of stealing and subjected to a public search. When store employees came up empty-handed and appeared ready to stop, he insisted they keep going, saying the damage was already done.
The viral video is reigniting conversations about racial profiling and the long-standing tensions between some foreign-owned businesses and Black customers who say they are too often treated like suspects instead of paying patrons.
