‘Our Little Aunt Jemima’: Elderly Black Woman Sues Former Employer Walmart After Being Fired for Shoplifting Merchandise She Paid for and Allegedly Enduring Racial Harassment
A 71-year-old Black woman is suing Walmart for wrongful termination after the store where she formerly worked summarily fired her for shoplifting items that she had purchased. Her federal lawsuit also claims racial and gender discrimination in its employment practices. Euxucina “Zeana” Girton worked at the Oak Harbor, Washington, Walmart from October 2020 to January…
