Woman loses nursing job after posting blackface photo on social media
A nurse lost her job with a Kansas City, Missouri hospital Tuesday after a Facebook photo of her in blackface went viral.
A photo of Shelbi Elliott-Heenan reportedly shows her dressed in blackface as Beyonce, standing next to a man in blackface as Jay-Z.
Information on the woman's Facebook page indicated that she's a nurse, wife and mother. Her Facebook page is no longer active.
Saint Luke's Health System, where Elliott-Heenan worked, released a statement about the matter.
"While it is against Saint Luke’s policy to comment on specific personnel matters, we can confirm that this individual is no longer a Saint Luke’s employee," the statement said. "Saint Luke’s is deeply committed to our culture of diversity and inclusion. It is fundamental to who we are as an organization and we vigorously protect it on behalf of all our patients and employees and expect those who represent us to do the same."
