Rose Rock, comedian Chris Rock's mom, claims she was racially discriminated against when she was seated but ignored for a half hour at a Cracker Barrel restaurant along the South Carolina coast. Cracker Barrel has in the past faced numerous lawsuits and a federal inquiry over complaints of refusing to serve black customers, discriminating against minority workers and firing gay employees. The company has taken steps to rebuild its folksy image and reach out to minorities.
A Cracker Barrel spokesperson said the company doesn't "tolerate any form of discrimination."
The Reverend Al Sharpton will join Rock on Wednesday in South Carolina to announce that Sharpton's Action Network will finance the planned lawsuit.
Is it just me, or is there incredible irony here for an establishment that calls itself Cracker Barrel?!
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