Baltimore restaurant apologizes to Black woman, son after denying them service over clothes

[dalton99a]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/23/baltimores-atlas-restaurant-sorry-denying-service-black-boy/3240818001/

Baltimore restaurant apologizes to Black woman, son after denying them service over clothes
Joshua Bote
USA TODAY

A Baltimore restaurant owner that has repeatedly come under fire for its dress code policy has apologized to a Black woman and her son for denying them service for wearing clothing that did not adhere to their dress code.

Marcia Grant was repeatedly told by a manager that she and her son, Dallas, were unable to eat at Ouzo Bay Monday, in a video she recorded and posted on social media Monday.

“They’re telling me that my son can’t eat here because there’s no athletic wear? He’s nine,” Grant said. “And there’s kids out there with tennis shoes on.”

In the video, he was seen wearing sneakers, gym shorts and an Air Jordan T-shirt. Another child, recorded eating outside, was wearing similar apparel. That child was white.

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. The reviews of this restaurant going forward should be interesting.

[malaise]

2. Get thee to the greatest page and expose this racist

Fuck this shit

[secondwind]

3. They only apologize because they were caught.

[UpInArms]

4. Reminded me of this ...

https://www.today.com/style/woman-claims-she-was-briefly-removed-plane-because-outfit-t157750

Link to tweet

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[JI7]

5. sounds like the dress code was something they made up to deny

certain people service.

[bluedigger]

7. I got kicked out of a black bar once for wearing tennis shoes.

And I thought the same thing.

[obamanut2012]

8. What is a "black bar"?

[bluedigger]

9. Okay, a bar with all black patrons, except me.

And my friend, who was also asked to leave, after we had a couple drinks already. Maybe using dress codes to racially segregate is just a Maryland thing, as it was also in MD. Never happened anywhere else to me. I think my point is, dress codes should be posted to treat all patrons fairly.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. Some restaurants have a dress code.

Some 40 or so years ago my sister and I were turned away from Sunday brunch at a restaurant in Los Angeles. Her ten year old son was with us, and he was wearing shorts, sneakers, and a shirt. Not good enough, said the restaurant. But he's ten years old! we protested. Too bad they said.

Oh, and we were (still are, actually) all white.

[JI7]

10. In this case there was a white kid dressed like the black kid

who was already being served.