Geee Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Washington Examiner The AfroFuture music and arts festival in Detroit is facing controversy after ticket sales began to use different pricing for people based on the color of their skin. The pricing offers lower rates for tickets purchased by "people of color" than it does for "non-people of color." Early bird tickets for "POC" are $10 and $20 for "Non POC." Later date pricing offers "POC" tickets for $20 and "Non POC" tickets for $40. The method of confirming race and identity of ticket purchasers was not immediately clear. The organizers of the event, which is scheduled to take place on Aug. 3, explained their discriminatory pricing in the "frequently asked questions" section of their event website. It states, "Why do we have POC (people of color) and NONPOC (white people) tickets? I'm glad you asked! Equality means treating everyone the same. Equity is insuring (sic) everyone has what they need to be successful. Our ticket structure was built to insure (sic) that the most marginalized communities (people of color) are provided with an equitable chance at enjoying events in their own community (black Detroit)," the page said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geee Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Biracial rapper pulls out of festival after learning white people charged $10 more than people of color A biracial rapper pulled out of a Michigan music festival after she learned that white people would be charged twice the amount to attend than "people of color." Tiny Jag, whose real name is Jillian Graham, was scheduled to perform at AfroFuture Fest's event in Detroit in August. But when she learned about the ticket inconsistency based on race, she quickly dropped out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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