racial profiling
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Ohio College Students Say Restaurant Manager Demanded They Pay for Meal Up Front Because ‘You People Steal’: Report
As it turns out, black people really can’t seem to eat in peace sometimes. A group of college students in Ohio are the latest in the nation to accuse a dining establish of racial discrimination, or some sort of profiling, after a manager demanded that they pay for their meal up front because, you know,…
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Staff at Harlem Restaurant Falsely Accused Black Women of Dashing and Dining: Report
A Harlem restaurant is coming under fire after multiple black women say they were racially profiled and falsely accused of dining and dashing by staff there, resulting in the suspension of at least one staff member. According to the New York Daily News, the incident started Feb. 10, when Tara Fitzgibbon stepped into the Angel…
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Missouri Applebee’s Shut Down After Employees Falsely Accused Black Women of Dining and Dashing
Days after three employees were fired for falsely accusing two black women of dining and dashing, an Independence, Mo., Applebee’s has closed its doors for good. According to KSHB-TV, a spokesperson for the restaurant chain’s corporate office said that the restaurant was officially shut down, and employees have been offered jobs at other locations. The…
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Applebee’s Employees Fired After Racially Profiling, Falsely Accusing 2 Black Women of Dining and Dashing
Three employees at an Applebee’s restaurant in Independence, Mo., have been fired after a viral video posted to Facebook showed them profiling two black women and calling the police on them, accusing them of having done a “dine and dash” in their restaurant the night before. Alexis Brison posted a video to her Facebook page…
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What It Feels Like to Receive a Call From Your Child After Cops Draw Their Guns on Him
I’ve had the same headache since 2 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4. My son has had the same nightmares every night since then as well. Most people will say, “Be lucky he wasn’t shot or killed,” but when you send your child to college, the last thing you expect to happen is for him to call…
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In Shocking Report, 100 Percent of NFL’s Black Men Surveyed Are Treated Like Black Men
In news that was probably shocking to those who found Colin Kaepernick’s protest to be disrespectful to the military and America, a new Associated Press report found that 100 percent of black NFL players surveyed have experienced racial profiling or know someone who has. From AP: The Associated Press surveyed 56 of the 59 black…
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Woman Falsely Accused of Fraud After Buying Louis Vuitton at Saks Fifth Avenue
A Michigan woman is alleging that Saks Fifth Avenue employees profiled her after she made some high-end purchases at their store last week. With only a few days left until Christmas, Dana Hale and her 24-year-old daughter, Paris, went to a Saks store store in Troy, Mich., on Dec. 21 to get some shopping done.…
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Black ICE Agent Accuses New Mexico Sheriff’s Department of Racial Profiling After Being Pulled Over Multiple Times
It’s a clash of law enforcement agencies. A black female Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is pointing the finger at a New Mexico police department, accusing officers of racial profiling after she was pulled over several times by sheriff’s deputies for no apparent reason. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico filed the lawsuit…
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Asian Woman Says Federal Agents Harassed Her After Mistaking Her for Human Trafficking Victim
An Asian woman is saying she was made to feel more like a criminal after federal agents detained her after allegedly mistaking her for a human trafficking victim. According to WXIA-TV, Stephanie Ung and her friend, both from the metro Atlanta area, were flying back from Cancún, Mexico, trying to make it home in time…
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The Blue Grass Airport TSA Pulled Me Aside to Inspect and Massage My Hair and Now I Have Questions!
I’m writing this from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., waiting on a flight to Philadelphia that will take me back home to Pittsburgh. I came to Kentucky to visit the bell hooks Institute at Berea College for an event with bell hooks yesterday that I’m totally, definitely going to tell you all about soon.…