A Massachusetts cafe has apologized after refusing to serve and calling 911 on an award-winning black journalist in a case of “mistaken identity,” according to reports.

The bizarre incident unfolded after Philip Martin, a seasoned reporter for GBH who retired earlier this year, arrived at Caffè Nero in Cambridge before 5 p.m. on Thursday to meet a fellow journalist, Naomi Kooker, the Boston Globe first reported .

Philip Martin, a 71-year-old award-winning journalist, was denied service and had 911 called on him at a Cambridge cafe. Stories from the Stage / Youtube

Kooker arrived first, ordered a drink, and was seated at a table. But, when Martin, 71, tried to place his order, the worker behind the counter told him she’d been instructed not to serve him, he recalled.

“I was aghast,”

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