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August 25, 2015

Women in CA Book Club Kicked Off Train for #LaughingWhileBlack 
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And in California, members of a women's book club say the company
running a tour through the Napa Valley kicked them off the train because
they are black. Ten of the 11 members of the book club are
African-American. They say they were ordered off the train on Saturday
by the company Napa Valley Wine Train because they were laughing too
loudly. One of the women is 83 years old. The move immediately drew
criticism for being racially motivated, and the hashtag #Laughing While
Black began trending on Twitter.

 

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