Speaking out wasn't enough for the founders of two start-up companies, Innclusive and Noirbnb, however. Though two separate entities, Innclusive and Noirbnb have a similar mission: to make their guests feel at home without worrying about being denied or judged for who they are.

"Our vision is to make sure we can provide awesome service but also to just connect our people, not just on a national level, but on a global level," Noirbnb co-founder Stefan Grant told The Huffington Post.

Grant knows the frustrations of #AirbnbWhileBlack. Atlanta police showed up to a house Grant was renting with their guns drawn after a neighbor told the cops that he broke in. Airbnb reached out to Grant after the tweets he sent about the incident went viral.

Grant and co-founder Ronnia Cherry met with the company a few times in hopes of partnering to combat the issues people of color faced on the platform but they hit a brick wall and decided to build their own platform.