The recent reports that taxi drivers have been suffering because of the emergence of rideshare services was no doubt greeted with a smirk by the millions of Black and brown folks whose arms, extended to hail cabs, were for years routinely and intentionally ignored by racially profiling drivers.
To be clear, the unfortunate trend of suicides increasing among taxi drivers since Uber, Lyft and the like rose to prominence was nothing to rejoice in. But there is certainly some karmic solace to be had knowing that taxi drivers, many of whom have likely been guilty of the aforementioned racial profiling in favor of stopping for passengers who didn’t have a hint of darkness in their skin, are now fighting for the very existence they once exclusively enjoyed.