title:  Bigots Kick Two Black Women Out Of A Bar In Fresno–Turns Out They’re Lawyers For The ACLU
text: Two African-American women who went for what they hoped would be a fun night out at a karaoke bar in Fresno ended up in a scene from a 1980 s after school special about racism. The women had ordered some drinks already and were waiting to sing  Waterfalls  by TLC when the bartenders began treating them like they were the only two black people in a bar full of racists.As it turned out, they were the only two black women in a bar full of racists. According to the women, a bartender told them they couldn t sing karaoke unless they ordered drinks, which they had already done. Another rather large bartender got right in their faces and screamed  buy drinks  at them. Ultimately the women were asked to leave.The bar, which is described as a  dive  on Facebook, unfortunately bit off more than it could chew as the two women turned out to be lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union. Abre  Conner and Novella Coleman, the two women treated so horribly, wrote an article on the ACLU blog describing their experience:Let s recap. Four white employees at a bar in Fresno called the police to kick out two Black women (who happen to be ACLU attorneys) and who appeared to be the only Black people there.These kinds of signs have been illegal in California since the Unruh Civil Rights Act in 1959 and nationally since a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court ruling outlawed segregation.When the police arrived, several customers explained to the officers that the bar staff were enforcing the rule against us only. Some told the police that a one drink rule did not exist. Others even tried to buy us drinks. But the bartenders wouldn t let them. And still, the police forced us two Black women in the bar to leave. Police departments are supposed to enforce criminal laws and threats to public safety, not enforce personal biases.The bartender and police claimed to be exercising the business  supposed  right  to refuse service. This sounds too much like when the country still had  colored  sections and racially segregated water fountains. But this happened in March 2016.Oh those poor, dumb racists. By now they have to be aware that they messed with the wrong people. Ignorance is bliss until it turns into a giant bigoted snake and bites you in the ass.Featured image from Twitter