The following article appeared in the Washington Post today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/living-whi...I'm wondering if any African-American investors here have faced similar harassment while looking for properties as this gentleman?

The percentage of white Americans that have a credit score over 720 is double that of African Americans and 50% more than Latinos.https://finance.yahoo.com/news/credit-card-race-ag...So put bluntly a minimum credit score stipulation significantly increases the chance you will end up renting to a white applicant. 

Taking Cleveland for example the West side is primarily White, minus a few neighborhoods and on the east side (not including the suburbs) is primarily African-American.

My best friend from my days in New Zealand was South African so your accent makes me nostalgic.  

Malik, Hakiem, Tyrone, Jenkins, Jamal or Tamika would most likely be an African American.

I am an example of how African American is not synonymous with "urban"), I know how much of a boon this can be to hardworking families who are just not making enough to live in the suburbs (without assistance) and who are now being priced out of city centers as well. 

The whites were racist or afraid or had some kind of issue with African Americans moving around them.

Can you imagine the field day if the GOVERNMENT (backed by local police and federal agents) would SHOOT PEOPLE DEAD ON SITE, IN A MOSTLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN AREA, and what would happen?