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 employees should be screened for racial biases when they are hired and be trained on how to respectfully serve the diverse customers who are keeping the doors open . 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 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 .