Airport security force wheelchair bound disabled Black man to stand—unaided on feet for many minutes.
He's now suffered over 30 silent seizures—in just the past 2 weeks.
"I was afraid they would just see an angry Black dude with dreadlocks... and not a brain injury," said mom.
"He was very upset, so if you see another video of me in his face it was just me trying to calm him down."
Airport security offered no explanation for the search not being allowed in his wheelchair—and even called over a supervisor.
Vince "Fresh The Dj" Colston suffered a traumatic brain injury with paralysis on one side of his body—after being hit by a car while riding his motorcycle.
This caused severe mobility impairments that make him wheelchair dependent.
The incident occurred at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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"I don't know if they didn’t believe at first he needed a wheelchair... but it was obvious when he stood up."
Lisa Colston says she and her son have TSA PreCheck and Global Entry.
"We shouldn’t have never went through that."
Lisa Colston, mother of FreshTheDJ, is the founder of Operation ReFresh Inc.
A non-profit that operates ReFresh Specialty Gym in Atlanta—providing specialized fitness, neurological rehabilitation, and recovery programs to help TBI, stroke, and trauma survivors regain independence.
Houston man who was born on a plantation says his one wish is to get a birth certificate.
94-year-old James Dorsey says he started working on a plantation at age 8 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
"Scream" is the only official duet recorded by Michael and Janet Jackson.
The video directed by Mark Romanek cost $7 million (the most expensive in history at the time), shot on a gigantic futuristic spaceship set, won the Grammy for Best Music Video in 1996.
Awww the legendary Ms. Patti LaBelle 82, and Ms. Gladys Knight 82, who recently celebrated their birthdays were born 4 days apart. 🥳 Happy Birthday beautiful talented Queens