Who could blame them?
OUR TICKET STRUCTURE WAS BUILT TO INSURE THAT THE MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES (PEOPLE OF COLOR) ARE PROVIDED WITH AN EQUITABLE CHANCE AT ENJOYING EVENTS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY (BLACK DETROIT).
AFFORDING JOY AND PLEASURE IS UNFORTUNATELY STILL A PRIVILEGE IN OUR SOCIETY FOR POC AND WE BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO RECEIVING SUCH.
WE'VE SEEN TOO MANY TIMES ORGASMIC EVENTS HAPPENING IN DETROIT AND OTHER POC POPULATED CITIES AND WHAT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS IS PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITING MOST FROM AFFORDABLE TICKET PRICES BECAUSE OF THEIR PROXIMITY TO WEALTH.
THIS CYCLE DISPROPORTIONATELY DISPLACES BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE FROM ENJOYING ENTERTAINMENT IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
AfroFuture FEST
There are better ways to achieve it that don't violate the civil rights act.
What they need to do is, six months to a year prior to the event, do a community outreach IN the community if they are worried about local participation.
This is how white communities do it. It is called benefactor and supporter pricing. If folks are too poor to be benefactors, then they need offer reduced pricing for memberships to people who have financial hardship, based, not on race, but on economic hardship, but whose membership requirements to be a benefactor, are to folks that live in the community.
This way, in order to get reduced ticket pricing, one has to be a member of the arts council. In my town, there is a Arts Council that puts on
concerts and festivals all year round. One can be a member of the council. If one is a member, they get reduced ticket pricing.
This is the way these folks putting on the Detriot Music Festival can be more exclusive and can get around violating the OBVIOUS NON-COMPLIANCE with the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.
From the article;
"Tiny Jag further said of the ticketing policy, "It’s non-progressive and it’s not solution-focused in my eyes. It seems almost like it has spite, and unfortunately with spite comes hate, and that’s just not obviously going to be a good direction for us to go if we’re looking for positive change."
The legality of AfroFuture's ticket policy is questionable. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title II states, "All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, and privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin." The section describes places of public accommodation to include "any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium or other place of exhibition or entertainment."
In fact, they don't even need to do an a prior membership, they could just have folks show ID, and give reduced pricing to residents. We have a park in the area that gives reduced rates to ALL local residents.
What if bring a " Black Escort" do I get that discount brother. 
