On June 19, 2020 at approximately. 2pm I sent a message to the host asking for a broom and dish soap. At 3:27 pm I received a phone call from the host. She accused me of "running a beauty salon out of her guest house". She stated that "the help"said that people were leaving with beautiful hair and I need to stop running a business from her guest house. She went on to say that "the help" told her that she was scared she would get fired because of me. I told the host that I had a friend stop by last night and my aunt and cousin come this morning. I did braid their hair while we watched a movie, but I am by no means running a salon from her guest house. She then told me that I needed to "connivence the help" and stop braiding hair in her guest house. She then told me to leave! I told her that I have not bothered the lady who works on her grounds and I am not having an event, being loud or bothering anyone. I told her that I was sitting watching a movie on Netflix and eating a bowl of oatmeal. She asked me if I was taking money, I laughed and said "from my family? NO!" If asking for a broom and soap prompted her telling me to leave and "the help"feeling threatened, there must be a different problem. In fact, based on her tone, the words she was saying and her overall demeanor she has a different issue. I am a woman of color. I wear wigs. I have had two ( 2) different wigs on since arriving her. Braiding the hair of my guest is not an event or crime. She is discriminating against me because I am a black woman and my guest are African American.
Interestingly enough, yesterday I booked an additional stay with this host for next week. However, it is clear that she does not want African Americans at her home. She did not ask me, she just believed whatever her "help"told her and even asked me to leave! I was simply inside of the guest house as an airbnb guest. I am not her child or her help. I am a paying customer. I do not like to play the "race card" because it is very serious. I am a former police officer and I know and follow the law/rules. This host clearly discriminated against me because of the color of my skin and went on to try to control me from braiding hair, even my own hair inside of her guest house. Hair Braiding is a form of hair grooming brought her with the slaves who were stolen from Africa hundreds of years ago. In fact, today is Junteenth the day we celebration the freedom of those very slaves. I am appalled at the way this host treated me. If she does not want African American's and what they may do to their hair to happen in her guest house. She needs to write that in her profile.