By Emme Ortiz
Public Relations Major at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University; www.linkedin.com/in/emme-ortiz
This woman said to me, “You identify as white.”
I asked, “What makes you think I identify as white?”
“By the way you speak.”
“Oh, so you mean I speak English!”
Forest Hills back then was very… It was very Russian, and it wasn’t mixed. I went to show homes to a couple, and it was a Black couple. She opened it, and she shut the door! And when she did open the door she says, “Yeah, no, we’re not selling to you.” And she tried to close the door on me!
Markisha is…
- 56 years old
- Female
- African American
- Strsight
- Middle Class
- Catholic
- More West Indian than anything
Markisha Beckford, LMT. The Knot Massage Therapy www.theknotmassagetherapy.com