McDonald's Sued For $10 Billion Over Alleged Discrimination Against Companies Owned By Blacks

The lawsuit argues that McDonald's spent approximately $1.6 billion on television ads in the United States in 2019 but only 0.31 per cent of that went to Black-owned media.

Two companies owned by a Black US business mogul have sued McDonald's alleging the fast food giant discriminates again Black-owned media companies. The suit was filed in Superior Court of California and seeks $10 billion in damages. It is part of a drive by the mogul, Byron Allen, to get major US corporations to spend more advertizing money on Black-owned media. This suit was filed by two companies owned by Allen: Entertainment Studios Networks Inc. and Weather Group LLC.