'You Can Explain It to Me': Black Hotel Guest Who Was Turned Away for the Most Ridiculous Reason, Turns Table On Front Desk Clerk Who 'Profiled' Him

'You Can Explain It to Me': Black Hotel Guest Who Was Turned Away for the Most Ridiculous Reason, Turns Table On Front Desk Clerk Who 'Profiled' Him

A Marriott hotel’s decision to deny a room to a Black man because of the city he hails from raises an important question: Can businesses serving the public legally do that? The short answer: it depends. A debate is raging online over a viral TikTok video with 2.5 million views about whether a Black guest from Dayton, Ohio — and a long-standing member of Marriott’s loyalty program — has grounds for a civil discrimination lawsuit. Video stills sh…