Black man harassed by white woman now has the power to help her get her job back.

Anthony Gibson loves fishing at the pond in his Newnan, Georgia neighborhood, but not everyone in the area is happy about it. One day, while fishing with friends, Gibson was approached by a white woman, Tanya Petty. She told him that the pond was for “residents only” and threatened to report him to the neighborhood authorities. This wasn’t the first time Gibson had been approached for no other reason than the color of his skin.

Gibson began documenting these moments of harassment and eventually shared his experiences on Hollywood Unlocked’s Instagram profile. Subsequently, Petty was fired from her job as a massage therapist at a local emotional wellness center. When asked why he shared his story, Gibson told NBC News, “I wanted people to see what people like me have to go through when they live in a nice neighborhood and people don’t think that they live there.”

Unfortunately, harassment of Black residents in the neighborhood is not limited to Gibson. A retired army veteran had a bag of dog feces left on his doorstep after asking a white community member to stop letting her dog foul his yard. Gibson and other Black residents have also shared stories of unfair treatment while fishing.

The matter has been addressed by the president of the board of directors, Thomas Drolet. He acknowledges that racism exists in the neighborhood, but believes it is something that can be handled internally. The whole experience has left Gibson feeling disheartened and he has lost the desire to fish in the area. He expressed, “I’m not afraid of anybody. But do I want to get out of this house and go fishing and do any of that stuff around here anymore? Hell to the no.”

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