Racism is abhorrent. So are shakedown artists who cry racism to rake in cash.
The Rev. Al Sharpton publicly threatened McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski on April 27, using the same language his National Action Network has used for three decades to squeeze cash out of major corporations.
Sharpton referred to “multiple accusations of racial discrimination” by McDonald’s and warned that NAN is poised to mobilize nationally against the company. “You cannot sell Black folks Big Macs and give us little justice,” he said.
Mainstream media glorified this threat, calling Sharpton a “social justice leader.” Race hustler is more like it.
Racial discrimination should be punished to the full extent of the law. But Sharpton isn’t a judge or juror. He uses thuggery, not due process.
Is McDonald’s guilty of racial discrimination? That’s for courts to decide. McDonald’s has been sued by black franchise owners alleging they were mistreated compared with white owners. But a federal judge threw out one of those lawsuits for lack of evidence in June 2021. Another was dismissed in October 2022