“People who experience racial discrimination while using Airbnb should continue to document their experiences and file complaints with Airbnb,” Ms. Archer wrote in an email. The long-simmering issue was inflamed last month when an Airbnb host in North Carolina made hateful, racist posts in canceling a booking by a black guest. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“It’s a black-owned company that’s serving a market we know very well,” Ms. Cherry said. “The issue of racial discrimination in renting is something that Airbnb has to acknowledge and address systemically, not just on a case-by-case basis. In May, Gregory Selden, a black Airbnb user, turned to Twitter to share his experience of being turned down by a Philadelphia host.

Source: New York Times June 21, 2016 11:48 UTC