{"id":11549,"date":"2015-11-13T05:33:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T05:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=11549"},"modified":"2015-11-13T08:40:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T08:40:36","slug":"apple-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/apple-black","title":{"rendered":"An Apple Store Employee In Australia Unfairly Kicks Out 7 Black Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The students, who are between the ages of 15 to 16 years old, immigrated\u00a0to Australia from Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Eritrea, and Egypt when they were very young.<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They were in their school uniforms at the time of the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Racially profiled<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a video posted on Facebook, an Apple Store employee and two security guards are seen denying the group entry to the store. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThese guys [security guards] are just a bit worried about your presence in our store. They\u2019re just worried you might steal something,\u201d<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong> the staff member said.<\/strong> \u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When one student asked why do people think they would steal something, the employee replied:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cGuys, end of discussion.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11550\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/12243281_408946129303407_8679258843689458513_n.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/12243281_408946129303407_8679258843689458513_n.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/12243281_408946129303407_8679258843689458513_n-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/12243281_408946129303407_8679258843689458513_n-85x53.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xtf1\/v\/t1.0-9\/12243281_408946129303407_8679258843689458513_n.jpg?oh=bf9cfc0e3811889cbc59a5f15cb459eb&amp;oe=56B6A844\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The students were very upset<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The group returned to the store with their school principal and a senior manager apologized. But the damage was done. One of the teenagers, Mabior Ater, says that of course he was offended and that he never thought that something like this would happen. Francis Ose, the student who filmed the altercation, said that it was simply an act of racism. Another student, Mohamed Semra, said: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Racial profiling has to stop, happens too often in America, we don&#8217;t need it here in Australia too.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d Fardawsa Shanino\u00a0added: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;I would take it further, racism is not excused &amp; who knows if they won&#8217;t try this on another black teen.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11552\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/12219469_10207170490076715_7276956275977746654_n.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"711\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/12219469_10207170490076715_7276956275977746654_n.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/12219469_10207170490076715_7276956275977746654_n-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/content\/dam\/images\/g\/k\/x\/c\/d\/p\/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gkxvq2.png\/1447358228351.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The video is going viral<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The video posted on Facebook is going viral and has sparked anger with many users accusing the store of racism. Apple has now apologized for the incident in a statement: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Inclusion and diversity are among Apple&#8217;s core values. We believe in equality for everyone, regardless of race, age, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. \u00a0That applies throughout our company, around the world with no exceptions. We&#8217;ve looked into the details of the situation and we apologise to the customers involved. We will continue to do everything in our power to ensure all our customers are treated the way they should be<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>.&#8221; <\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Semra <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mohamed.semra\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">thanked the thousands of social media users for their support<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and says that since Apple apologized, there is no need to take it any further. The boys are happy that people cared about their experience and they are spreading awareness. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cWe&#8217;re on the news I guess people do care&#8230;he world knows our story. This coulda [sic] happened to any other African kid,\u201d Semra said.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11553\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/f7d228bd03c0749d56dd57f351f67ef2.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"707\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/f7d228bd03c0749d56dd57f351f67ef2.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/f7d228bd03c0749d56dd57f351f67ef2-85x59.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/251779435389824649\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Watch the video of the 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