“When in doubt, blame Black folks” has seemingly replaced the business mantra “the customer is always right” in Old Dominion.
According to PEOPLE, nine Black friends are told they had to leave a Chesapeake, Virginia restaurant called Cork & Bull for what they allege was racial discrimination. Shakoya Somerville-Holt and eight other sistas were gathered for a Friendsgiving dinner when a fight broke out between two women not with their party. After employees broke up the fracas, Somerville-Holt and her friends were told they had to leave the venue. At this point in the night, they hadn’t even received the drink orders they had just placed.
Here’s the kicker.
When she asked if the entire restaurant was being closed due to the fight, here’s what she was told by one of staff:
“No, we’re jus

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