Acclaimed Bay Area restaurant to temporarily close after outcry over Black Lives Matter mask
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A former employee of The Girl & The Fig says she was asked to remove her Black Lives Matter face mask at work.Janelle Q. via Yelp
LATEST Feb. 18, 11:00 a.m. The Girl & The Fig has reopened. For the full story, see here.
Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m. The Girl & The Fig is temporarily closing after receiving threats and backlash over former employee Kimi Stout's allegation of being pressured to quit for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask to work, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.
President John Toulze told The Chronicle that he ultimately made the decision to shut down after seeing plans for a protest outside the restaurant circulate on social media, citing concerns over the staff's safety.