We spoke with La La Anthony about her La La Land collaboration with Airbnb.
Airbnb is teaming up with smart home security company Mînut to provide hosts with a free sensor to monitor noise and occupancy.
The story isn’t over for the Black women detained by police on their California vacation. The group was leaving their Airbnb rental when a neighbor called police on the women because she thought they were stealing. In actuality, the women were leaving the rental home with their luggage. Read More: Police Called On Black Women Leaving […]
Welp. This just got even more interesting. One of the four women detained by police officers outside of a California Airbnb is the granddaughter of Bob Marley, according to Blavity. The publication states, “On Tuesday, the New York Daily News identified the main woman seen in the footage as Sharon Marley’s daughter Donisha Prendergast.” The vacationing women […]
Sigh. Add this to the list of things we can’t do…check out of an Airbnb with luggage. A group of Black women were vacationing in California and had the police called on them because a White neighbor saw Black people leaving a house with luggage and thought they were stealing. According to reports, the White […]
Airbnb released an emotional ad promoting love for all for their #WeAccept campaign during Super Bowl 51 Sunday after the company faced claims of racism against Black customers last year.
Key states like North Carolina and Florida have seen a decrease in the number of African-Americans heading to the polls.
9/21/16- Roland Martin talks to former Attorney Eric Holder about AirBnB’s recent troubles with racism and what the company is doing to combat the issue. “The company hired me and Laura Murphy to deal with this issue. It’s a leader in the sharing economy. It’s founded on the basis of inclusion and respect. They’ve come […]
So now that Airbnb has addressed its problems with widespread racial discrimination, can black folks feel comfortable booking lodging through the online rental operation? The jury is still out. Airbnb introduced several changes last week to directly confront racial discrimination after numerous African-American customers complained about being rejected for rental rooms because they were Black. […]
Part of the changes to Airbnb will include less of an emphasis on user photo displays and expansion of its instant booking program, which allows guests to reserve rooms without host approval.
Holder will help the company develop an anti-discrimination policy.
Noirbnb and Noirebnb are new enterprising sites offering an encompassing platform aimed at Black travelers all over the world.
