Mom speaks out after her son denied restaurant service

Video Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
Published on June 24, 2020 - Duration: 01:58s

Mom speaks out after her son denied restaurant service

A restaurant confrontation caught on camera.

A black mother and her 9-year-old son were denied entry.

The mother recorded the incident and says the dress code was only enforced because of their race.


Mom speaks out after her son denied restaurant service

THE MOTHER, MARCIA GRANT,RECORDED THE INCIDENT AND SAYS- A DRESS CODE WAS ENFORCEDONLY BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE.ABC'S TJ HOLMES HAS THE STORY.NATS - MARCIA: "SO YOU'RETELLING ME WE CANNOT EATHERE?" TWO YOUNG BOYS.IN THE SAME RESTAURANT.DRESSED PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.BUT ONE OF THEM WAS DENIEDSERVICE, TOLD HE WAS VIOLATINGTHE RESTAURANT DRESS CODE.WHICH ONE?

NATS - MARCIA: "IDON'T WANT YOU TO SYMPATHIZEWITH ME.I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHY IT'SDIFFERENT FOR MY SON." THISINCIDENT CAPTURED ON VIDEO WHENMARCIA GRANT AND HER 9 YEAR OLDSON DALLAS WENT INTO THE OUZOBAY RESTAURANT IN BALTIMORE.NATS - MARCIA: "THAT WHITE KIDOUT THERE CAN EAT WITH HISTENNIS SHOES AND HIS ATHLETICSHIRT." MANAGER: "WE ALLOWTENNIS SHOES BUT NOT ATHLETICSHORTS AND T-SHIRTS." GRANTSREPEATEDLY ASKS FOR ANEXPLANATION, POINTING OUT THEIDENTICAL OUTFITS HER SON ANDTHE OTHER CHILD WERE WEARING.NATS - MARCIA: "THE LITTLEWHITE KID WHO JUST GOT OUT WASIN A ATHLETIC TENNIS SHOES ANDAN ATHLETIC SHIRT..." MANAGER:"I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'REUPSET.IF THERE'S ANYTHING..." MARCIA:"NO!

IT IS NOT THAT I AMUPSET.//WHY DOES HE GET TO WEARANATHLETIC WEAR AND MY SONCAN'T?" MANAGER: "AGAIN, IWOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE ABLETO COME BACK.DO YOU LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH FORHIM TO JUST GO HOME ANDOF THE RESTAURANT ARE NO LONGERMARCIA GRANT, HER SON, ANDEVERYONE IMPACTED BY THISPAINFUL INCIDENT." ADDING THATDRESS CODES ARE IN NO WAY MEANTTHIS IS THE LATESTCAUGHT-ON-CAMERA INCIDENT THATGIVES A GLIMPSE OF HOW ROUTINEDAILY EXPERIENCES CAN BEANYTHING BUT ...FOR BLACK AMERICANS.NATS - AMY COOPER: "PLEASE TAKEYOUR PHONE OFF OF ME." CHRISCOOPER: "PLEASE DON'T COMECLOSE TO ME." BIRD WATCHING INCENTRAL PARK....NATS - AMY COOPER: "I AM BEINGTHREATENED BY A MAN IN RAMBLE.PLEASE SEND THE COPSIMMEDIATELY." OR WORKING OUTIN YOUR OWN BUILDING'S GYM...NATS -- "THIS GUY CAME HEREACCUSING US THAT WE CAN'T BE

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