MSNBC Anchor Escapes Potential Hate Crime During Iowa Caucus
http://hellobeautiful.com/2016/02/03/msnbc-melissa-harris-perry-iowa-caucus-laquan-mcdonald/
Famed journalist and feminist, Melissa Harris-Perry shared a harrowing experience that took place in the midst of the Iowa Caucus. Harris-Perry, a professor at Wake Forrest University took her students on a field trip to Iowa to have a hands on experience with electoral process.
While sitting in a hotel lobby, Harris-Perry was approached by a man who appeared to have malice intentions towards her. He questioned her qualifications to be a TV journalist and he referenced “Nazi Germany”. Harris-Perry, a survivor of sexual assault said she “froze” and reverted back to her childhood trauma in the midst of the man invading her personal space.
Harris-Perry said that the thought of her students missing out on their educational opportunity because this man may have harmed her gave her the confidence to jump back and put space between she and the man. The journalist and her friend began to yell and cause a scene until the suspect left the lobby and drove away. Harris-Perry also shared that the hotel failed to pay much attention to her report of the incident because of the ongoing caucus.
http://hellobeautiful.com/2016/02/03/msnbc-melissa-harris-perry-iowa-caucus-laquan-mcdonald/