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#Massachusetts restaurant ends dress code that targeted blacks

#Massachusetts restaurant ends dress code that targeted blacks

By Peter Aitken, Fox News

July 20, 2020 | 11:23am

A Massachusetts restaurant is repealing its “racist” dress code, with the owner apologizing to protesters for not realizing the impact of his policy, according to reports.

About 100 demonstrators gathered outside Nathan Bill’s Bar and Restaurant in Springfield to protest a policy that prohibited baggy blue jeans, long white T-shirts, do-rags and baseball caps worn backwards.

A picture of the dress code spread across social media, with many criticizing the policy as directed at African Americans.

Restaurant owner Robert Grossman met with the Pioneer Valley Project, the city’s NAACP chapter and City Councilor Tim Allen and agreed to end the policy, Masslive reported.

This is Nathan Bill, an establishment frequented by cops.

14 current/former cops, including owner and manager, were indicted by MA AG @MassAGO for brutally beating 4 Black men at the establishment and trying to cover up the crime.

The sign may as well read “no n****rs allowed.” pic.twitter.com/s7dxkHDlsq

— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) July 10, 2020

Grossman issued an apology to protesters and noted that he rescinded the dress code immediately after hearing the concerns of the community.

The dress code was supposedly posted in order to appease the city and keep his entertainment license from being in jeopardy.

“It was used after 10 pm when the kitchen closed and the late-night crowd started with a DJ, etc.,” Grossman told the crowd. “It was the ‘norm’ in the industry.”

“Systemic racism is rampant in our society, and following the norm of the status quo, although not intentional, is very much part of the problem,” he added. “I’m currently ashamed of myself and offer my sincerest apologies for offending and not being more sensitive. I’m upset with myself for not being more cognizant.”

He promised that the dress code will never go up again, according to Western Mass News.

Grossman also pledged $6,500 toward a Black Lives Matter mural that is scheduled to be completed in the next couple of weeks.

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