I've been a patron of Redemption several times. On Friday 9/28/2007, I met a group of mixed friends (black and white) at the bar. We were astounded at the blatant 'profiling' that occurred. There were several gentlemen in the restaurant wearing hats. However, my friend (black) was singled out and asked to remove his. When we asked the manager to show us any indication of a public posting baring hats, he became truculent. When we asked him why the other custormers were not asked to remove their hats, he became even more belligerent. The irony is that he asked the bouncer (black) to carry out actions (asking us to leave) that were clearly motivated by race. No self-respecting minority should even consider going to Redemption. Moreover, any caucasian patrons that frequent this place should realize they are supporting bigotry and antiquated ideologies that belong to a bygone era in US history.
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