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Black couple sue after broker's racist text blunder in Queens

Original: BREAKING: A Black couple showed up to tour an apartment in Queens... and the broker accidentally texted THEM instead of

A Black couple who moved from Delaware to Queens for a new job arrived to tour an apartment and received a text the broker meant for the owner, reading 'Ugh. They are Black.' They are now suing broker Douglas Elliman, the agent and the property owners over the alleged discrimination, and the story is spreading widely online with outrage over the blunt wording of the message.

Why now: The accidental text made private discrimination explicit and public, and the resulting lawsuit is drawing widespread attention.

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• BREAKING: A Black couple showed up to tour an apartment in Queens... and the broker accidentally texted THEM instead of the owner: "Ugh. They are Black." They'd just moved from Delaware for her new job. Now they're SUING Douglas Elliman, the agent AND the owners. "It doesn't · SeeRacists · 50.9K

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