A whıte woman called the polıce on her Black neıghbors. Sıx months later, they stıll share a property lıne. @AllisonPDavis reports on a June incident in Montclair that went viral, and on what happened next nym.ag/37EZpxX
To move to Montclair is to actively choose diversity and progressiveness in addition to a manicured lawn and a driveway with space for two cars nym.ag/37EZpxX
But in June, a white woman named Susan Schulz confronted her Black neighbors about a patio they were building in their backyard, then called 911 falsely claiming one of them pushed her. The story became local news, then national news nym.ag/37EZpxX
“It was like, Yo, this woman really believes what she’s saying,” said Fareed Hayat, the neighbor Schulz falsely accused of pushing her nym.ag/37EZpxX
At one point, Schulz asked Fareed's wife, Norrinda Brown Hayat, to stop recording the incident on her phone. Replied Norrinda: “This is for the people so they can see. Even in Montclair, this is what we are living with.” nym.ag/37EZpxX
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