A Black woman has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit after she says she was repeatedly called the N-word while working at the Flying Fish Bar & Grill in Savannah, Georgia.
Rashonda Walden filed the lawsuit on July 18, according to court documents obtained by Atlanta Black Star.
According to the lawsuit, 43-year-old Walden alleges that she was called the N-word on a near daily basis by two white female employees at the Wilmington Island seafood establishment owned by Robin and Michael McMahon after being hired on April 14.
Walden contends that while she worked at the restaurant as a food runner, she was repeatedly called the N-word by a 17-year-old server named McKenzie, as well as by Jennifer, the general manager and McKenzie’s aunt. The duo also called Walden “girl” on multiple occasions.
“McKenzie LNU hurled racial slurs at Ms. Walden on virtually every shift they worked together, frequently referring to Ms. Walden as a ‘n*****’ and belittling her with comments like ‘You need to do this, n*****,’ ‘You don’t know what you are doing,’ and ‘You need to do this, little girl,’” her complaint says.
Walden was the only Black woman employed at the restaurant and one of five Black people at the establishment.
On April 21, Walden claims that the general manager yelled at her, “You n*****… you need to listen!” after she asked some servers to help her run food to a large party. On April 29, McKenzie reportedly called Walden the N-word again, and Walden complained to the owner, Michael McMahon. She also asked to be excused for the rest of the day after requesting that the owner do something about the hostile working conditions.
The 43-year-old also claimed that she was subjected to racist treatment in front of customers that was overheard by McMahon. She also noted that the other Black employees were called the N-word by McKenzie, who said, “I don’t care about y’all n******.” After Walden…
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