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“My skin is not threatening”; Toronto Actress Maintains She Was Racially Profiled Trying To See A Film About Racism

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The owner of the movie theatre has denied all allegations of discrimination.

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Toronto actress, Wendy Olunike Adeliyi, says she was discriminated against at an independent Toronto movie theatre after being denied entry over a dispute initially about the permission of her backpack. Adeliyi later wrote a detailed account of her experience on Facebook, saying that the owner called Toronto Police and said, “There’s a threatening black woman we want removed.” Adeliyi, […]

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