Trayon Christian won a settlement with the state of New York after being "stopped and frisked" for purchasing an expensive belt.
Remember that time luxury retail giant, Barneys was under fire for several back to back cases of “shopping while Black,” where several Black customers complained of being treated unfairly or with unwarranted force after shopping and or/leaving NYC’s Madison Avenue Barneys location? This sad pattern of racial profiling began last year when the high-end store […]
Despite all of the controversy, Jay Z and Barneys made big bucks together with their holiday collection. According to NY Daily News, the luxury clothing and accessory line earned more than $1 million in profits, which means The Shawn Carter Foundation is winning! MUST READ: Jay Z Responds To Barneys Controversy: ‘Why Am I Being Demonized?’ […]
Beyonce Cops A Ski Mask From Jay’s SCC Barneys Collection Barneys may have cancelled Jay Z’s big kick-off party for their SCC holiday collaboration, for reasons probably related to the “shopping while Black” controversy, but that didn’t stop the mogul from securing the best talent in town, Beyonce, to personally celebrate with him! Bey supported […]
Even though Jay Z pledged to stick by Barney’s side, it doesn’t look like the high-end department store is showing him the same love. According to reports, the luxury retailer canceled the rapper’s kickoff party for his new “A New York Holiday” collection. The event was scheduled to take place this this week at the […]
After weeks of reviewing the facts, rapper and businessman Jay Z has decided to move foward in his fashion collaboration BNY SCC with Barneys “under the condition that I have a leadership role and seat on a council specifically convened to deal with the issue of racial profiling,” a statement on Jay Z’s website said. […]
Kanye West is a firm believer in pushing boundaries and setting trends instead of following them, however his recent fashion decisions beg to be questioned. West debut a T-Shirt line at his “Yeezus” concert that prominently featured the Confederate Flag in the design. As if that wasn’t the slave calling the slave Black, he donned […]
Jay Z is a strict businessman who doesn’t make hasty decisions based off of emotion, so he says in a recently released statement addressing the looming controversy surrounding Barneys and Black shoppers. Jay was called out by petitioners and media following the arrest of a young Black male college student, Trayon Christian, who was arrested […]
19-year-old Trayon Christian–the young man who was nabbed at Barneys after purchasing a $350 Salvatore Ferragamo belt. Police questioned his ability of being able to afford the belt and he rebutted with a lawsuit for the NYPD and the luxury department store. The publicity Christian’s claim received has inspired others to come forward, like Kayla […]
After Barneys received a flood of negative press for stories about being racially profiled while shopping for designer items, they’ve released an apology on their Facebook page. The luxury store is being sued by 19-year-old, Trayon Christian after he purchased a $350 Salvatore Ferragamo belt and was approached by the store’s security and was asked, […]
As Jay Z is preparing to release his Christmas Collection at Barneys, a new Change.org petition is calling for the hip hop mogul to disassociate himself with high-end department store. According to reports, the store’s New York branch is at the center of two separate lawsuits. In both cases, Black shoppers claim they were racially […]
Legal Breakdowns of the hottest Entertainment and Celebrity Drama Trayon Christian and Kayla Phillips v. Barneys New York and the New York City Police Department 19-year-old college student, Trayon Christian was recently arrested leaving luxury department store, Barney’s in Manhattan, after purchasing a $350 Salvatore Ferragamo belt. It’s being reported that after the NYC College […]
