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Nextdoor Tackles Racial Profiling at Street Level
2016-08-30 19:27:57| TechNewsWorld
Nextdoor last week rolled out to all 110,000 of its neighborhoods a new form-based process for making crime and safety reports. Implementation of the tool reduced incidents of racial profiling by 75 percent in areas where it was tested, according to CEO Nirav Tolia. Some Nextdoor members had begun using the site to post problematic messages targeting racial minorities.
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Muslim family claims racial profiling after booted from United Airlines flight
2016-04-01 22:58:20| Airlines - Topix.net
A Muslim family has claimed they were racially profiled against after they were kicked off a United Airlines flight from Chicago. In a Facebook post Wednesday that has been shared nearly 40,000 times, Eaman-Amy Saad Shebley wrote that she and her family were on a Washington, D.C.-bound plane at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport when they were asked to leave the aircraft.
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N.S. in denial on racial profiling, first black lieutenant-governor says
2016-03-31 21:36:43| Grocery - Topix.net
Nova Scotia's first black lieutenant-governor says the province is in a state of denial when it comes to racial profiling, saying she has often been the victim of "shopping while black" since she left her viceregal post four years ago. Mayann Francis says she decided to speak out this week after Nova Scotia-based grocery chain Sobeys Inc. announced it will appeal a human rights inquiry decision that found one of its Halifax stores discriminated against a black customer.
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Macy's settles racial profiling cases
2014-08-20 16:57:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
One of the most famous names in US retailing, Macy's, pays $650,000 to settle claims that it racially profiled and detained customers at its Manhattan outlet.
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Barneys settles racial profiling case
2014-08-12 00:40:25| Apparel - Topix.net
Barneys New York has settled its profiling and racial discrimination case, agreeing to pay $525,000 and implement measures to address potential future profiling chances.
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