Luxury store Barneys accused of racial profiling ; hip - hop icon Jay - Z has problems with store . Jim Jones : Jay - Z , who has fought discrimination in his career , has ignored calls to cancel the deal . Jones is on Jay - Z 's side ; he must make public the everyday damage of racial discrimination in retail . Jones : All stores have strong policies against racial profiling and must fire staff who do it .
Luxury store Barneys accused of racial profiling ; hip-hop icon Jay-Z has deal with store . Roxanne Jones : Jay-Z , who has fought racism in his career , has ignored calls to dump the deal . Jones is on Jay-Z 's side ; he can make public the everyday damage of racial profiling in retail . Jones : All stores need strong policies against racial profiling and must fire staff who do it .