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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks before receiving the Pfizer s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. Jackson has been released to a Chicago physical therapy center following gallbladder surgery and medical observation, a spokesman said Sunday, Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Herb Washington poses for a portrait outside his McDonalds restaraunt in Niles, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002. Washington, the Black owner of 14 McDonald s franchises in Ohio has sued the corporation in federal court asserting numerous instances of unfair treatment compared with white owners. Washington in his lawsuit filed Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 says the Chicago-based company has steered him over the years into buying franchises in low-income, majo
A former professional athlete who once had the largest stable of Black-owned McDonald’s franchises in the nation now claims the mega fast-food chain is trying to force him out.
Herb Washington claims McDonald’s executives targeted him after he spoke out about the corporation’s unfair treatment of Black franchisees. They’ve retaliated by pressuring him to sell seven of his restaurants to white investors over the past three years, Washington said during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Herb Washngton, top left, and his attorneys address reporters during a virtual press conference Tuesday, Feb. 16, where Washington announced a discrimination lawsuit filed against McDonald’s. (Matt Bruce)
McDonald’s announced Thursday a commitment to improve leadership diversity in the next five years, with executive compensation tied to achieving those goals.
McDonald s Vows To Increase Women And Minorities In Executive Ranks Amid Discrimination Lawsuits forbes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forbes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.