Broadway actor assaulted by white woman, called n-word

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Elijah Ahmad Lewis, a black Broadway actor in the ensemble of “Motown the Musical,” claims to have been attacked while in Nevada on tour by a white woman who repeatedly called him by the N-word.

Lewis said that a white woman charged him and began to attack him, and he pulled out his phone to try to record the incident, to which she responded, “Do not record me you f—ing n—-r.”

Lewis continued to follow the woman for about a minute, and she at one point turns toward him to walk toward him again, saying the N-word over and over before, according to Lewis, she began to swing at him again.

He posted the video to Facebook, he said, not only to show that racism is still alive and well but to highlight the fact that his assailant was relatively young. Racism, he said, was not just limited to people in the older generations.

After the video hit Facebook, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve took to Twitter to say that the police were investigating the incident, writing, “Hate will not be tolerated.”

The City of Reno also responded, saying, “The City of Reno embraces diversity and welcomes visitors.”

 

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