One of Uptown Charlotte’s newest nightclubs is now in hot water after a post accusing them of racism went viral.
The post, which includes a video and picture, detailed the account of Ashley Ellis Sisco and eight of her friends who felt they were turned away from the Epicenter’s Kandy Bar due to their race.
Her post has already been shared over 71,000 times in less than 24 hours:
Several commentators on her post told of similar experiences, and pointed to the night club’s main promo video on Youtube, and the video’s seeming lack of racial diversity:
We’ve also discovered a few other instances of visitors who felt they were turned away due to their race on Yelp reviews posted before this past weekend’s events:
Read India H.‘s review of Kandy Bar on Yelp
Read M L.‘s review of Kandy Bar on Yelp
This morning Kandy Bar posted several more racially diverse images on their Twitter account:
@AGFlight21 pic.twitter.com/zfT3KjgHVX
— KandyBarCLT (@KandyBarCLT) September 19, 2016
@AGFlight21 pic.twitter.com/c83huyQQqy
— KandyBarCLT (@KandyBarCLT) September 19, 2016
And also Retweeted this former patron’s post:
Hmmm… I've been to @KandyBarCLT several times & they were always nice/let us in. & didn't make us pay when we forgot our m'ship card once
— Leslie (@Lestruth) September 19, 2016
Leslie has since gotten several dozen replies and has since posted this:
& y'all know I would speak out if I've ever been treated wrongly. Maybe there was a new bouncer? This is sad to hear.
— Leslie (@Lestruth) September 19, 2016
UPDATE 5:20pm: Kandy Bar Charlotte has just released this statement on their Facebook Page:
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