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McDonald’s Appears to be Serving Systemic Racism to Black Franchise Owners

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Donney Rose
Feb 17, 2021
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Herb Washington, a former professional baseball player with the Oakland A’s and serial McDonald’s franchiser, recently filed a lawsuit against the fast-food mega-conglomerate alleging racial discrimination for the chain’s pattern of steering Black owners into restaurants in impoverished neighborhoods that yielded less profit, targeting them with unequal…

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