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jcmaine72

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6. This.... Or, they could've charged everyone the same price and....

Reply to Merlot (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 11:19 PM

Jul 2019

...donated a percentage of the gate to local youth centers etc. What they're doing is actionable under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000a, which prohibits discrimination based on race in places of public accommodation, such as places of entertainment.

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Tiny Jag pulls out of AfroFuture Fest after learning white people would be charged a different price [View all] MichMan Jul 2019 OP

I don't see a problem rownesheck Jul 2019 #1

Don't you think it is probably illegal ? MichMan Jul 2019 #2

Yep, that's discrimination and it's illegal. brush Jul 2019 #3

you think discriminating based on color is a good idea? Skittles Jul 2019 #4

They could have found a better way to do this Merlot Jul 2019 #5

This.... Or, they could've charged everyone the same price and.... jcmaine72 Jul 2019 #6

How does selling tickets to anyone displace people? 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #7

AfroFuture Fest in Detroit changes ticket pricing after backlash over 'non-POC' fee MichMan Jul 2019 #8