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Taco Bell Apologizes to Man Fired For Wearing Black Lives Matter Mask

Taco Bell Apologizes to Man Fired For Wearing Black Lives Matter Mask
A Taco Bell sign at a restaurant at Kettering, Ohio. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
6/19/2020|Updated: 6/19/2020

Taco Bell said Thursday that it apologized to a man who was fired from one of its Ohio franchises after refusing to take off a mask featuring Black Lives Matter symbols, and that the fast-food chain is “working to clarify our mask policy so this doesn’t happen again.”

The fast-food firm said in a tweet on Thursday that it was “deeply upset” by the incident, adding that, “We believe the Black Lives Matter movement is a human rights issue and not a political one.”
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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