Racist Hurts Walmart

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Muhammed El-Hasan
on March 18, 2010 8:16 AM | | Comments (0) |

It just takes one knucklehead to tarnish a company's reputation. I wonder if this incident will inspire copycats at other stores.


Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says


WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities.

A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening at a store in Washington Township, in southern New Jersey, and calmly announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now."

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