Protesters at Hy-Vee support former worker over claims of discrimination
Des Moines Register: More than 50 demonstrators blocked the entrance at Hy-Vee on Southeast 14th Street Saturday afternoon to support a former employee who says she experienced racial discrimination at work and was made to take down a Black Lives Matter sign at her cash register. Jassma’ray Johnson, 19, said she quit her part-time job about a week and a half ago after three years at Hy-Vee. Johnson also said employees don’t get enough protection and pay during the pandemic. A Hy-Vee spokeswoman said the company had “tried multiple times to speak with Jassma’ray ‘Jazzy’ Johnson to discuss her situation but to no avail.”