San Francisco Travelodge Refused To Accept Credit Cards From Black Musicians

The manager of a San Francisco Travelodge refused to honor a reservation for a group of Black musicians.

Guitarist Leo Nocentelli, a 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, Bill Dickens, a bass player for Stevie Wonder, and session drummer Felix "D-Kat" Pollard were refused lodging because of their race.

The hotel manager stated that it "didn't take credit cards from those people," and admitted that his reference to "those people" meant "Black people."

Rich Vogal, the lone white member of the group of musicians, was able to check-in earlier that day without hassle. 

Someone needs to tell Travelodge that it is 2012, and alert the company to the holding in the 1964 Supreme Court case, Hart of Atlanta Hotel Inc., vs. United States, where the Court found that private businesses could not deny public accommodations and discriminate on the basis of race.

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