Black mother and son speak out after being denied service at Baltimore restaurant.
An unidentified employee is seen telling Grant that her son's outfit violates the restaurant's dress code. The video shows Dallas wearing an Air Jordan t-shirt with athletic shorts and sneakers. Grant then turns the camera toward a white boy wearing a similar outfit who was dining outside at the restaurant.
"I kept on insisting that, you know, the white kid has the same thing that Dallas has on, why won't you let my son in," she continued, holding back tears."He just would not, regardless of how hard I pushed for [Dallas]."Marcia Grant and her son Dallas Greene appear on "Good Morning America," June 24, 2020."He goes to a predominately white school ... and they teach the kids that everyone is the same," she added.
"This should have never happened, the manager seen in the video has been placed on indefinite leave," the company said in a statement."We are sickened by this incident. We sincerely apologize to Marcia Grant, her son and everyone impacted by this painful incident."The company also noted that they immediately revised their policy so that children ages 12 and under, who are accompanied by an adult, aren't subject to the dress code at any of their properties.
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