The women, comprised of a mostly African-American book club, were traveling on the train and discussing a romance novel when a train employee told them they were offending other passengers with their noise level. The women were then escorted off the train to awaiting police.
Others claim they were also kicked off the flight because they defended the Black passenger. The airline, however, called the group "disruptive."
President Barack Obama is slated to travel to Roseburg, Oregon to meet with families of the Umpqua Community College shooting victims.
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