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Wendell Pierce Says a White Apartment Owner Denied His Housing Application: ‘Racism and Bigots Are Real’ and Some ‘Will Do Anything to Destroy Life’s Journey for Black Folks’


Wendell Pierce was rejected from getting an apartment in Harlem after filming "Superman" and starring in various TV series, including "Elsbeth."

“For those of you who don’t understand my righteous anger; I’m on 2 TV series, ELSBETH and RAISING KANAN. Even with my proof of employment, bank statements and real estate holdings, a white apartment owner DENIED my application to rent the apartment…..in Harlem, of all places.” The day after Pierce told his story about being rejected for an apartment, he shared a story from The Wall Street Journal on social media that covered an appeals court blocking an Atlanta-based investment firm from running a grant program for Black women.

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