Video circulating on social media shows black man kicked out of Umi Sushi in Atlanta for breaking restaurant dress code by wearing sneakers But the man became enraged when he noticed that there was a white woman in the restaurant also wearing sneakers who was not asked to leave
« It’s pure racism, she has on Adidas, » the man tells an unfriendly staff member. The man’s companion, who filmed the video, then says they « will wait for the police «
As the man continues to plead his case, another man appears in the video, who is apparently the owner of the restaurant and later a confrontation breaks out between the two, becoming almost physical
Speaking to Fox5, Umi Sushi owner Farshid Arshid said the dress code is posted inside the restaurant and on the website and applies to the entire establishment including the bar However, he regrets the way the situation has been handled
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Video posted on social media shows black man kicked out from Umi Sushi in Atlanta for breaking restaurant dress code by wearing sneakers But the man became furious when he noticed there was a white woman in restaurant also wearing sneakers not asked to leave
« It’s pure racism, she has on Adidas, » the man tells an unfriendly staff member. The man’s companion, who filmed the video, then says they « will wait for the police «
As the man continues to plead his case, another man appears in the video who is apparently the owner of the restaurant and later a showdown breaks out between the two, becoming almost physical
Actor Samuel L Jackson spoke to the women of « The View » on Thursday about the election and the importance for Americans to go to the polls as soon as possible
But Whoopi Goldberg wondered what Jackson thought of Trump adviser Jared Kushner’s comments on black Americans
« There has been a lot of talk about the issues the black community needs in recent years, especially it escalated after George Floyd’s predicament, » Kushner said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. “You saw a lot of people who just pointed out virtue they would go on Instagram and cry or put a slogan on their jersey or write something on a basketball court And quite frankly, it did more to polarize the country than to move people forward «
One of the activists involved in the standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge plans an armed protest on Election Day outside the Nevada polling stations
Corey Lequieu, a member of the Three Percenters militia network, believes the armed protests will be justified in defending himself against the actions he expects in November 3 from anti-fascist activists and Black Lives Matter supporters, reported the California Public Radio
« I got a feeling that BLM and antifa are going to be here to intimidate voters, » said Lequieu, who was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for participating in the standoff against federal agents in 2016 alongside anti – government activist Ammon Bundy
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