We already know black people are routinely overlooked for white passengers when trying to hail a cab. But on the ride-sharing apps, where the riders don't have that face-to-face contact before deciding whether or not to pick up a passenger, could there still be an opportunity to discriminate based on race? NBC BLCK has the story: Can't seem to hail an Uber, or a Lyft? If … [Read more...]
Black TGIF Staff File Discrimination for Being Replaced by Light Skinned Workers
TGI Fridays has been under fire after replacing nearly its entire black waitstaff with light-skinned workers — mostly Hispanics — at a popular restaurant chain in New York, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Bronx Supreme Court. The controversy started when one major TGI Friday chain in Midtown, Manhattan shut down and opened a new location just a few blocks away in … [Read more...]
What Happens When a White Girlfriend Enters a Black Barbershop?
What’s grown to be a very popular show for creating uncomfortable and controversial situations, ABC’s What Would You Do?, hosted by John Quinones, recently aired an episode that has sparked a lot of conversation about racism in America and the controversy behind claims of “reverse discrimination.” The episode featured “Rachel,” a Black hairstylist working in a Harlem … [Read more...]
Brothers Face Discrimination in First Class
Miles and MacCraig Warren were booked to fly from Denver to Phoenix after attending a family funeral. Their tickets were for first class on an US Airways plane. Before they were able to board, however, the brothers were told they would be forced to sit in coach if they did not change their clothes: remove their baseball caps, change their shirts to button ups, and change their … [Read more...]
Discrimination Case Against ABC’s “The Bachelor” Dismissed
In Nashville, Tennessee, Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson, two African American men, claimed that they were not selected to appear on the television show "The Bachelorette" because of discrimination on the part of the producers. They sued the ABC network back in April for discriminating against nonwhite participants. They charged that it was the show's policy not to … [Read more...]