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innclusive.com noirbnb.com: City and Airbnb

innclusive.com noirbnb.com: Supporters of Airbnb held a rally outside City Hall, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in New York, as the city reviewed the impact of the short-term stay service on the city economy, according to Huffington Post Canada. The sites are launching after months of allegations from travellers who say they've been rejected by Airbnb hosts because they are black. The new sites, Innclusive.com and Noirbnb.com, say they are enrolling hosts around the country and the world and hope to open their platforms for bookings toward the end of this summer. Many have posted their experiences on Twitter with the hashtag #Airbnb While Black. He was rejected for a stay in a property that later accepted him when he used a fake profile for a white man requesting the same dates. Among the stories that have made headlines was Gregory Selden's. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.