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Airline Tells Black 1st Class Passengers to Remove Hoodies, Jeans

U.S. Airways is now facing a lawsuit after two African-American passengers were told to ditch their hoodies and jeans before boarding first class.

Miles and MacCraig Warren were told that their casual outfits were not acceptable in U.S. Airways first-class section. But when the California brothers boarded the plane, they saw white and Filipino passengers wearing jeans and hoodies.

The brothers filed a lawsuit in federal court this week, seeking punitive damages for discrimination and emotional distress.

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