Shopping While Black

Walmart ordered to pay $4.4 million in ‘shopping while Black’ discrimination lawsuit

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Santanna Neal and Crystal Davis racially profiled at Walgreens TheGrio

Florida Walgreens accused of racial profiling after black women followed, bags searched after purchases

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Popcorn shop reviews destroyed after owner chases out Black children ‘Don’t come back here N—–S!’

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

‘Shopping while black’: former news anchor’s daughter tagged ‘shoplifter’

Casey Parham says she was just shopping for a new wallet in a South Carolina resort shop when one clerk turned […]
/ August 10, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

NFL running back claims he was racially profiled at Toys R Us

Toys R Us – what’s going on? That’s exactly what Cincinnati Bengals running back James Wilder Jr. would like to know in response to his recent shopping experience…
/ December 22, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Ex-workers claim CVS told them to profile minority shoppers, file federal class-action lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — Four former store detectives employed by CVS in New York City say their supervisors ordered them to target minority shoppers…
/ June 4, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Despite Jay Z's earnings for charity, Barneys still under investigation for racial profiling

theGRIO REPORT – The retailer is still under the scrutiny of a number of organizations and regulatory bodies, including the New York State Attorney General’s office…
/ January 9, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Jay Z's Barneys collection raises $1 million for charity

theGRIO REPORT – Jay Z’s controversial partnership with the luxury clothing brand Barneys appears to be paying off…
/ January 6, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lawyer for National Action Network charges retailer with 'racial profiling'

theGRIO REPORT – Imagine going into a store where a sign is clearly posted ‘ID required for all transactions’ and you were the only person singled out to show your ID when others were not…
/ December 30, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Sharpton: Retailers to post 'bill of rights' to crack down on racil profiling

NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton says a coalition of major retailers has agreed to create a customer “bill of rights” that will be posted in stores to help prevent racial profiling…
/ December 9, 2013