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"   Photo: Getty Images  Recently, Barneys New York has been accused in two instances of racial profiling. This comes right at a time when the specialty store is working on itsbig holiday collaboration with Jay Z. Those angered by the incidents have been pressuring the hip-hop artist to speak out and even pull out of his partnership with Barneys. Instead, he released the statement below, also pointing out that he is &amp;quot;not making a dime from this collection&amp;quot; and that a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.  &amp;quot;I move and speak based on facts and not emotion. I haven&amp;#039;t made any comments because I am waiting on facts and the outcome of a meeting between community leaders and Barneys. Why am I being demonized, denounced and thrown on the cover of a newspaper for not speaking immediately? The negligent, erroneous reports and attacks on my character, intentions, and the spirit of this collaboration have forced me into a statement I didn&amp;#039;t want to make without the full facts. Making a decision prematurely to pull out of this project, wouldn&amp;#039;t hurt Barneys or Shawn Carter, but all the people that stand a chance at higher education. I have been working with my team ever since the situation was brought to my attention to get to the bottom of these incidents and at the same time find a solution that doesn&amp;#039;t harm all those that stand to benefit from this collaboration.&amp;quot; I am against discrimination of any kind, but if I make snap judgements, no matter who it&amp;#039;s towards, aren&amp;#039;t I committing the same sin as someone who profiles? I am no stranger to being profiled and I truly empathize with anyone that has been put in that position. Hopefully this brings forth a dialogue to effect real change.&amp;quot; \u2014 Jay Z {Life + Times} "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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