A GROUP of eight Africans on a night out in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley claim they were denied entry to a bar because they are "black".

Admas Tewodros and a group of her friends approached the Bank Bar nightclub about midnight Saturday, but were asked to wait outside because it had been a "hectic" night.

The 21-year-old Kenyan student said they were told a short time later they were unable to enter because there had been a fight involving black people earlier in the evening.

"We were told they weren't letting any more black people into the club because of the fight," Ms Tewodros claimed.

"I just couldn't comprehend how they could compare the actions of one group of people to another completely unrelated group," he said.

"It was just so degrading."

The Griffith University student said the group were then told only the females were allowed in.

Another member of the same group, Desire Udenze Ude, said he had tried to enter earlier in the evening but had been denied because of his casual attire.

The 29-year-old IT worker said he accepted the club's decision, but claimed he and his friends then saw white people being allowed entry and he thought they were dressed similarly to himself.

Mr Ude, who is Nigerian and is involved with the local African community, said he planned to take his complaint to the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland.

"For me personally, I don't want to believe this sort of thing happens," he said.

"But I was there and experienced it first-hand.

"I think this was just a small group of bad people who spoiled a nice evening out with friends."

The Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland commissioner Kevin Cocks said that if it was established that someone was denied entry because of their race, to an area where goods and services are sold, then it is discrimination.

In the last year there were 62 complaints based on race accepted in Queensland, according to the annual report from the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland.

Bank Bar yesterday refused to comment on the claims.

Originally published as 'No black people allowed in bar'