BLACK-OWNED TECH START-UP AIMS TO FIX #AirbnbWhileBlack

Briahnna Brown, Chevy DTU, Chicago Defender, NNPA

Discrimination against Black Airbnb users has been brought to light recently with people taking to social media with the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack to tell personal stories where they were denied a room with Airbnb, the online platform where people can list and rent places to stay. As the stories generally go: a white host declined a black user’s request but accepts a (real or fake) white user’s request for the same dates.