Posts Tagged ‘tsa’
Diana Ross felt humiliated by TSA search at the airport
American musical royalty and Motown legend Diana Ross said she felt “violated” when she went through TSA security check at the New Orleans airport this past weekend. The Grammy-winning “Upside Down” singer was one of the headliners at the annual Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans over the weekend. Because she felt traumatized while…
Read MoreKim Whitley dishes TMI on what she does with her wig and bra at TSA
On Monday, May 22, “The Real” kicks the week off with guest co-host Kym Whitley. The actress and comedian joins the ladies and talks about black hair profiling at the airport, Whitley candidly reveals how she gets through TSA.
Read MoreFind out if TSA will ban your driver’s license and deny air travel
If you don’t have a passport, now would be the perfect time to obtain one. Starting Jan. 22, 2018, travelers with driver’s licenses issued by one of nine states will no longer be considered valid, according to the Transportation Security Administration. This law will prevent residents of Pennsylvania, Missouri, Montana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Kentucky, South Carolina,…
Read MoreTSA agent pats CNN commentator’s vagina, twice; makes her cry
CNN commentator Angela Rye shared a video of her receiving an invasive pat-down from TSA. The intense body search consisted of Rye having her skirt lifted and her genitals, hair, shoulders, arms, back and torso patted several times leaving her humiliated and tearful. Rye requested a police officer document her experience with the TSA agent after…
Read MoreBlack woman’s braided hair targeted by racist TSA agents
Illinois resident Karen Scruggs was attempting to “fly while Black” last Saturday. Unfortunately, Scruggs was in for a bumpy ride through security at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. According to WGN, when she attempted to pass through security, Transportation Security Administration personnel stopped her and began fingering her thickly-braided natural hair. Per Scruggs, after touching her braids,…
Read MoreToo $hort arrested, tries to flee again?
Rapper Too $hort was arrested at Burbank airport yesterday (October 2nd.) According to NBC Los Angeles, the Oakland hip-hop legend was busted for possessing a loaded handgun, after a TSA employee reportedly noticed at an airport checkpoint that he had a firearm in a carryon bag.
Read MoreMore armed passengers travel through Atlanta airport than any other
Apparently, when many Atlanta travelers pack their bags they also pack their guns. The Transportation Security Administration states that more guns were seized at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport than any other airport in the country. Of course, some gun owners can easily forget their favorite weapon is in a carry-on bag like a briefcase or…
Read MoreBlack TSA Officer Caught Stealing Nearly $1 Million From Passengers
Ex-TSA Officer Admits to Stealing From Travelers Former TSA officer Pythias Brown says it was an “addiction.” This writer calls it greed. Brown has been accused by the New York Transport Security Agency security office of stealing almost $1 million worth of belongings from travelers. Brown’s calculations are little less. He believes the figure is more…
Read MoreNeedles Found in Airline Sandwiches, Delta says
Four turkey sandwiches found on separate Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States contained what appeared to be sewing needles, the airline said Monday.
Read MoreTSA Collected Over $400,000 in Leftover Money at Airports in 2010. What Airports Collected the Most Money
Looks like the Transportation Security Administration is getting phat pockets from passengers’ leftovers. According to media reports, fliers left behind in excess of $400,000 in while filing through the metal detectors in 2010, the latest year numbers are available. In 2010, travelers left behind a whopping $409,085.56. That’s $376,480.39 in pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and…
Read MoreMemphitz Wright Talks Toya’s Reaction to His Airport Arrest: ‘I Love My Wife’
“I was looking around like ‘What fool brought a gun?’ ” –Memphitz Wright When Toya Carter’s husband, Mickey “Memphitz” Wright, was detained by TSA agents at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport last week for carrying a gun in his backpack, he advised his wife to continue on to Las Vegas without him, but she refused to leave…
Read MoreBlack Woman’s Curly Bun Triggers TSA Pat Down
“That sounds like a bogus policy to me. It just sounds bogus.”
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