The hotel employee said she "just wanted to make ... The incident is the latest example of the police being called on Black people for doing everyday activities as racial tensions escalate amid ...

Though not always welcomed into new spaces, Black people have long been part of the hospitality industry. In 1869, James Wormley opened the first integrated hotel in Washington D.C. called the ...

1/15/09 --- Exterior of the Sir John Hotel in Overtown ... Dunn said after integration the club lost its luster and Black people who once frequented it began going to white establishments.

Police have said Mitchell entered the hotel, caused a disturbance and fought ... race and what some see as the systemic brutality of Black people by members of law enforcement or others in ...

I've been in so many hotels ... Had Zero Money' "Black Eye update ," Stone wrote in the caption. "Thank you all for your kind messages." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily ...

The hotel was a safe space for Black people, especially artists and musicians, traveling in the dangerous and segregated South at the time. "We've heard ideas around a jazz club and education ...