racial profiling
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In a World of Full Spectrum Foundation Ranges, an Ulta Shopper Is Told She Is 'Too Dark for Most Colors in the Store'
It’s 2020, and after decades of greige, beauty brands across America now regularly stock over 40 shades to accommodate a wide range of skin tones. But as Ulta client Ebony Kankam London learned when she attempted to get her makeup at the beauty chain’s Holmdel, N.J. location in preparation for her baby shower, accessing those…
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Muslim Passengers Say American Airlines Flight Was Canceled, FBI Called, Because Man Flushed Toilet Twice
Two Muslim men are asking the Department of Transportation to investigate American Airlines and regional carrier Mesa Airlines after crew members on a Dallas-bound flight called the FBI on them. The offense? According to Issam Abdallah, one of the men accusing the airlines of discrimination, crew members became suspicious of him after he “went to…
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'The Challenge Is Permanent': Naomi Campbell Reveals 'Revolting' Racist Incident at a French Hotel
Naomi Campbell is perhaps the most enduring and recognizable supermodel in the world, but as she revealed in an interview with Paris Match (translated from French via Google), her stardom is still no safeguard from racism. Saying “the challenge is permanent,” the model recounted an incident during the Cannes Film Festival—well-trod territory for the catwalk…
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#ProposingWhileBlack: Manager Fired, Security Team Replaced After Interrupting Wedding Proposal With Racial Profiling
After being accused of racially profiling a black couple during their wedding proposal, several Angry Orchard employees are now former Angry Orchard employees. People reports that unlike President Nincompoop, owners of the brewery want no parts of being affiliated with racist behavior. In a statement, Angry Orchard announced that they’d fired a manager and replaced…
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App Developer Responds to ‘The Racist Nextdoor’
The company behind a widely used neighborhood networking app has responded to claims of rampant racial profiling and bigotry following The Root’s examination of racism on the increasingly popular genre of neighborhood-based social media. Nextdoor is used to connect residents in over 198,000 neighborhoods in the U.S. alone, according to the company’s website. The app…
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#ShoppingWhileBlack: Video Shows Store Owner Harassing, Calling Security on Black Boys
When a South Carolina store owner called security and threatened to notify police on a group of black men for talking too loud, putting their negro hands on his merchandise and—most egregiously—paying him no attention, the young men learned a valuable lesson about racial profiling and being black in America. However, it turns out that…
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Family Files $10 Million Lawsuit Against City of Phoenix After Police Allegedly Assault, Threaten to Shoot Family
A family is suing the City of Phoenix for $10 million after police officers were caught on video using what the family believes is excessive force. Per AZ Central: Dravon Ames, 22, and his pregnant fiancée, 24-year-old Aisha Harper were pulled over by Phoenix police near 36th and Roosevelt streets on May 27. They allege…
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After Sephora Announces Companywide Diversity Training, Customers Say Racial Profiling Isn't the Only Problem [Updated]
Sephora, you’re probably going to need more than a morning for this. After singer-songwriter (and former employee) SZA put America’s favorite beauty emporium on blast in early May following a racial profiling incident at its Calabasas location, we expected a requisite grand gesture was soon to follow. And as anticipated, Sephora is taking action. Last…
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'Go Buy Yo Fenty Beauty in Peace, Sis!' After Racial Profiling Incident in Sephora, SZA Gets Gift From Rihanna
It’s been nearly a month since SZA reported being racially profiled in Sephora’s Calabasas location, and by all appearances, the beauty chain has yet to make it up to its former employee-turned-international superstar for the incident. But at least one person took note of SZA’s online plea to “cop her Fenty in peace.” W magazine reports…
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NYPD Detectives Racially Profiled Over 360 Black and Latino Men While Searching for Howard Beach Killer
Just two weeks after Chanel Lewis, 22, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of jogger Karina Vetrano, shocking new details have emerged about the initial manhunt that left black and Latino men stripped of dignity, if not also their rights. According to the New York Daily News, in the months…