We all pay rent here and this man demanded that we show him our key cards or he will call the cops on us. Granted in order to enter the building you NEED a key card to enter EVERY part of the building which EACH of our team members individually has. As we were working out this man approached and immediately asked us who we were and if “WE BELONG” in this building. Granted we’ve been in this office space and have rented and grown our business for the past 1 year and a half here. “Although today May 26th, 2020 7:51pm we encountered a situation where a man entered the facility, a shared private gym that we utilize in our office located in uptown Minnesota. “Normally we don’t speak out about encounters of racial profiling and age discrimination that we face day to day in our lives as young black entrepreneurs,” Top Figure wrote. in the caption, the men explain in further detail why the questioning was asinine pointing out that the office space requires key cards to enter any space in the building that can only be obtained by being a tenant in the building. The exchange, which was caught on video and posted by Top Figure to Instagram, shows Austin questioning the three men about their office location before pulling out his phone to call the police. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news.
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