Black Lives Matter Rhode Island to protest Sheldon Whitehouse over exclusive club ties
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The Black Lives Matter Rhode Island chapter is demanding Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse cut all ties with an exclusive Newport beach club or resign.
Whitehouse came under fire in June after he accepted a local reporter’s premise that the Bailey’s Beach Club, of which his wife and family are members, had no minority members. He said at the time that all-White clubs are "a long tradition in Rhode Island" and that he was "sorry" things hadn't yet changed. Bailey's Beach has since fought back against the claim that it is all-White, stating on June 23 that its members include "people of many racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds."More Related News