Civil Rights
Nov. 18, 1999
BofA Sued Over Racially Charged Police 'Check'
In a time rife with complaints that African-Americans experience continuing racial profiling by police as well as discrimination by taxicab drivers and other business people, two Bell Gardens men have filed a civil rights lawsuit against Bank of America, claiming the manager of a Santa Monica branch refused to open the doors to waiting customers until the men, who are black, were "checked out" by police.
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