black man tries to relax in lobby of Colorado springs hotel

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Holly Robinson Peete sends support to Hangin' With Mr. Cooper costar Mark Curry after racial profiling incident at Colorado hotel




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Curry documented his experiences at the Mining Exchange A Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa, located in Colorado Springs, on Instagram Friday. The comedian, who was in town for a comedy tour, was drinking a cup of coffee in the lobby when a man he identified as the head of security approached him and asked if he was a hotel guest.

In the 26-minute video, the man refused to leave his post until he could determine that Curry was a guest. "If you're Black and you're in Colorado Springs, you can't be in the lobby," Curry said. "Wow! This is crazy, isn't it?" Another employee standing watch accused Curry of using the "race card" when he questioned the surveillance.

Elsewhere in the video, Curry documented the men following him around the hotel. Later, he approached the front desk to inform a woman that he would like to contact the police since the man who identified as security refused to show any identification and was following him. "I would like to call the police on this guy for following me. I don't know who he is," Curry told the woman while streaming the incident live. The woman at the desk told Curry the man was one of their engineers and inquired if the comedian was a guest "for safety."
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When reached for comment Sunday, a hotel representative said the Mining Exchange is "committed to providing a safe and inclusive space for all guests and employees." The statement continued, "We deeply regret this incident and have reached out to Mr. Curry to offer not only our sincere apologies but a full refund of his stay and an invitation to return, at no cost, anytime in the future."

The hotel is also "using this opportunity to revisit training with our staff, helping to ensure all interactions are reflective of our company values," the statement said.

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1. Great. They messed with wrong Black man.

It's amazing how comfortable the white guy, with no identifying badge or ID feels he can approach and question a Black man in the lobby but not the white people.

It's 2022 and this white guy still doesn't know how racist he's being. And his Black accomplice should be ashamed of himself for participating.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

3. and mr "security" wasn't even security. Neither was mr. Backup guy.

[krkaufman]

6. I'd wager they know how racist

“It's 2022 and this white guy still doesn't know how racist he's being.”

I’d wager the guy knows how racist he’s being. Part of the love MAGAts have for Trump is that he’s made them feel that it’s OK to be openly racist again.

[brush]

8. You're right. It's in them.

[burrowowl]

2. Colorado Springs has some very biased people!

[ancianita]

10. Racist. I've been there.

[DFW]

4. Wanna bet that part of the "retraining" will include:

Having hotel employees ID themselves when approaching people, and citing the case of a former engineer who claimed to be “security.”

[rubbersole]

5. "Engineer" at a hotel covers a bunch of positions.

'Taint NASA.

[DFW]

7. Or, apparently, rocket science. n/t

[TheBlackAdder]

9. Sounds like the job Bud took after leaving the Deadly Viper Gang. Shitty water all over the floor.

[niyad]

11. When some friends were arriving to stay at that hotel, I waited for them in that

lobby. Nobody even approached me. But I am an old white woman. That "employee" was not wearing a badge, or even a name tag. Engineer? Sanitation engineer?

Time for a phone call.

[llashram]

12. it just won't stop

and Mr Curry is right. Call them out on their racism. And the young black man? I would have schooled him on his being an "Uncle Tom". Massa, Massa!!! They ran that way, the ungrateful .......!

Amerikkkans have let the likes of trump reinvigorate racism that has and is always just under the surface in a lot of white people and others.

Actually, I am sickened that so many people are so sick and dangerous in their racism.
Well keep marching forward, they can only shoot you or kneel on your neck' til dead. I have a 'Woke' decal on my car next to the, I served, Vietnam decal.

[MagaSmash]

13. can technology help? A blutooth ID signal from an ID tag or Apple watch, so this can be avoided?

[AllyCat]

14. Better, just a photo ID on the employees

So everyone knows who they are.