Trinity Bethune News Today

Submitted by BlueNC on Sat, 07/24/2021 - 07:37 WAKE GOP KEEPS USING PEEPING TOMS VENUE FOR EVENTS: The Wake County Republican Party is holding a concert fundraiser Saturday at a local farm whose owner faces a felony charge for allegedly hiding a camera in the women’s bathroom there. The party also held its Flag Day celebration there last month, raising questions about why it keeps choosing to hold events at Lin Honeycutt’s Fieldstream Farm near Garner. Honeycutt was arrested in January and...

1840 A North Carolina car dealership did the unthinkable after a Black female customer purchased a vehicle on Thursday.  A Facebook post shared by Tyrone Jacob, the woman’s brother, detailed the egregious act. A Lumberton Honda dealership employee was terminated after he sold a 2016 Toyota Camry to Trinity Bethune and posted a racist, stereotypical post referring to the woman as “Bon Quisha.” “This is not how I planned to congratulate my little sister on her first car purchase. This is...

VIDEO: Trinity Bethune is a 21-year-old, young-professional, who works as a personal care assistant in Cumberland County. Heres what she had to say about being called "Bon Quisha" on the Lumberton Honda dealership Facebook page after buying her very first car on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/zWmgfakT6i— Michael Lozano (@MLozanoABC11) July 23, 2021 "The name Bon Quisha, it seems like a stereotype for someone, you know, for them to be like ghetto," Bethune told the news station. "Its something pe...

Black car buyer described by dealership with derogatory term July 23, 2021 at 4:10 pm LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina car dealership has come under criticism after it used a derogatory term and posted it to social media to identify a Black woman who bought a car from the business. Lumberton Honda posted a picture on its Facebook page of Trinity Bethune standing in front of a car outside of the dealership and a comment congratulating her on buying her first car, ne...

Updated Jul 23, 2021 08:38 pm LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina car dealership has apologized for a derogatory term posted to its social media to identify a Black woman who bought a car from the business. Lumberton Honda posted a picture Thursday on its Facebook page of Trinity Bethune standing in front of a car outside of the dealership and a comment congratulating her on buying her first car, news outlets reported. But instead of using her real name, they called her “Bon Quisha.”...