Just hearing about yet another racially charged incident at Whole Foods on 27th street in Oakland... The latest involves a paying customer and editor of the Movement newspaper named Adam Turner..
He was recently eating lunch at WF when who saw a homeless person with mental health challenges in distress outside the store. Turner went over to help him..
The homeless man was having an episode when Turner saw a security guard and asked for assistance. The guard told him the only help needed was a call to 9-11. When Turner explained calling the police wasn't necessary, the guard cursed at him and told him to F-- Off..
When Turner told him his response was unprofessional, the guard pepper sprayed him and called him a N---..
This is the 3rd or 4th incident I've heard about over at Whole Foods.. What is going on with that place? Have other folks had similar encounters?? If this place has so much animosity toward patrons, why is it still in biz?
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Walidah Ahmad-Sharrieff Wow.
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Graal Swartz Lol. I've had run ins with folks at that spot. I've also had some good interactions with some of the managers once I reported some racist shit there. 

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Desley Brooks The incident where they left the guy unconscious and bleeding was enough for me.... .I purposefully haven't shopped there since then
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Di Sands Deb Goodman
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Thandisizwe Chimurenga Wasn't there a boycott of WF going on?
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Frank Sosa Over a year ago I was assulted by a white tech bro type in that store in front of my daughter, he literally grabbed me and attempted to toss me for saying something to him for rudely getting in my way. I reported to the manager who spoke to him and let him go without even getting his name.
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Tasha Anderson I never have problems with security there. People are helpful and go out of their way. Now some cashiers including black ones can be a little dismissive but then I remind myself that drones will soon take their place.
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Sandra Jacquez Wow. Just curious, what response or statement has HF made if any? Smdh...gentrification sure has made my city change. I sure won't be shopping there.
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Jessica Scott This fucking guy. Has he been fired and put in jail yet? Needs to happen STAT. Not only fired.
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Lisa Tiny Gray-Garcia serious anti-poor people -anti -poor mama moves over there -they called CPS on me cuz tibu at 10 years old was sitting in the car in their parking lot and then threatned to call poLICE when i complained -i truly try to avoid that place and agree they shud b outed and kicked out
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Deborrah Cooper You actually should call 911 in a case like that, but specifically ask for THE CRISIS RESPONSE UNIT. This is important, because trained mental health professionals will be dispatched vs regular ole silly cops. The individuals will usually be taken straight to John George for a 48 hour observation and get them further help if necessary. Hope this helps.
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CB Smith-Dahl Dear God. Adam is an upstanding guy - with experience at Frick. I wonder if the guard even lives in Oakland - woulda seen Adam at many many events taking photos and video. How would this EVER be acceptable behavior for a security guard at any establishment.
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Mario Wright I think whole foods is a place where many different worlds collide. Racially and economically... However issues with security would probably get handled faster by talking to the sercurity company where the guards are employed from.
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Duane Deterville Wow! Just hearing about this. I've met this brotha before too.
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Dlaniger Sirrom A dude named 7 used to work there but quit because he said yt customers would regularly come in and call employees niggars and he said mgmt wouldnt do nothing about it so he quit
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Frank Sosa Whole Foods needs to be accountable you can't shrug this off on independent contractor security when this has been an ongoing prob
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Mario Dion Hodge replied3 Replies10 hrs
Rashidah Grinage i never shop there.
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Travis Gavin When did this incident happen?
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Kimberly Barnes Vanessa Jackson see that Travis..(in my auntie Fee voice)
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Kristi August Never been never will
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Burnierose L. Wilson B-O-Y-C-O-T-T.

When WH-Oakland security beat that Brother down and left him bleeding and unconscious on the pavement in front of the store a couple of years ago and WH corporate said they were changing the security and did not, I stopped shopping at WH. Hit them in the only place they'll feel it: Their wallets. Nothing else will work in Capitalist America.
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Michelle Mathers FUCK YOU WHOLE FOODS IMMA SHARE THIS IMMA GET MY WHITE BF TO KNOCK THAT WHITE SECURITY GUARDS ASS
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Nefertina Abrams There is a definite this is "OUR" special place stench at WF... I prefer comeunity owned cooperatives like Mandela Market. Or even Rainbow grocery outlet. Too elitist and self entitled for my taste. 😑
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Ray Ysaguirre Man f*** Wholefoods you got Trader Joe's you got farmers markets Galore you got Chinatown f*** Whole Foods
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Shawn Granberry Wow!
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Caribelinq Omnimedia Because You People keep it in bizness....
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Vanessa Jackson Do unto others as they have done unto you. Lol
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Marvin X Jackmon The Movement Newspaper calls for an immediate boycott of the white supremacist Oakland Whole Foods Market on Bay Street @ Harrison, until the high priced market makes amends for the security guard's unprovoked pepper-spraying and verbal abuse of our De...See More
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Saad Hayes Sodaye i know a good way to address this matter. and who is this guard
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Susanne Sarley The last incident I know of ended in a man being beaten and bloodied. I didn't go back until i heard theyd gotten a new security company. Now again with this bs? I'm permanently boycotting that store.
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Duane Deterville https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/893944714377822208
The Root on Twitter
“Could Black Harlem disappear because of Whole Foods? https://t.co/RIOC5z1MhN”
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Lynn Rogers replied1 Reply
Gregory Lewis Send the Black Bloc at 'em. They fear that s--t. #SmashySmashy
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Toure Cevie P. Toure WTF I know Adam Turner was this at the whole food in Oakland, oh HELL NO!
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George Galvis Fuck Whole Foods! These fools need to be held accountable!
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Malkia Cyril We need to go over there and have a conversation with management about this trend, and get some demands met. Calling for a boycott is fine, but it only works if you actually organize it. Meaning you have to go door to door, make presentations, get like...See More
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Zahieb Mwongozi Shut 'em down, NOW! Damn "Whole Wallet". 
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Thembisa Mshaka This is not ok. Has WF responded?
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Cynthia Gómez I'm going to be skeptical here. This hasn't been reported anywhere else, and the kind of interaction described here -- going straight from zero to 60 without any provocation -- is the kind you'd expect to get a lot more coverage.
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Marvin X Jackmon when does the fake news get the real news? get real, skeptic!