"I Got Kicked Off Because I'm Black": Woman Booted From AA Flight Wearing F***12 Mask and BLM Shirt

A Florida woman is claiming that she was kicked off an American Airlines flight "because I'm black" after flight crew directed her to depart the airplane following a warning not to wear a face mask with an anti-police message.

Local10.com reported that Arlinda Johns, who says she was removed from a flight after a flight attendant noticed that she was wearing a mask that read "F--- 12," an insult referring to members of law enforcement.

Johns claims she was only warned once not to wear the mask, while American Airlines told the news station in a statement that she "continued" to display the mask, which a crew member found offensive.

“I think I got taken off the plane because I’m black,” Johns told Local10.com. “My mask said ‘F--- 12’ and my shirt said, ‘Black Lives Matter.’ ”

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