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NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Z announced Friday he’ll move forward with a planned collaboration with Barneys New York despite recent allegations of racial profiling at the luxury store, an ongoing investigation into the claims and public pressure that he back out of the deal. In a statement on his website, Jay Z said he’d […]

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TMZ is reporting that “Treme” star Robert Brown has filed a lawsuit against Macy’s in New York for racial profiling. As previously reported, the actor says he bought his mom a $1,300 Movado watch as a graduation present in June at Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square. Brown says after his purchase, he went on […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — A two-alarm fire broke out in the basement of Macy’s flagship store Friday night, sending plumes of smoke into the air and forcing shoppers and store clerks outside while firefighters brought the blaze under control. No one was injured in the fire that broke out about 8:15 p.m. at the iconic […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — A black actor on the HBO drama series “Treme” (treh-MAY’) says he was stopped because of his race while buying sunglasses at a New York City Macy’s department store and has filed a lawsuit against it. Robert Brown’s lawsuit comes after two other black shoppers made similar claims against Barneys New […]