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New York school, food vendor apologize for serving chicken and waffles on first day of Black History Month

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A New York middle school is apologizing after serving students with a meal on the first day of Black History Month that was deemed to be culturally insensitive.

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BBC News

US school apologises for 'inexcusably insensitive' Black History Month lunch

The lunch included fried chicken and watermelon - foods that have long been used as racist tropes.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

US school marks Black History Month with fried chicken and watermelon

Nyack middle school in New York apologizes for lunch playing off racist tropes in last-minute menu change by vendor

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Middle school served 'inexcusably insensitive' lunch during Black History Month, vendor apologizes

Nyack Middle School students were offered chicken and waffles, with watermelon as dessert, on Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month.

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Aramark apologizes for insensitivity of school lunch served on first day of Black History Month

A middle school in New York and its food vendor, Aramark, apologized after students were served chicken and waffles, along with watermelon on the first day of Black History Month.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

School’s vendor served chicken, watermelon at start of Black History Month

A New York middle school principal blamed vendor Aramark, which has a history of similar incidents and apologized for a meal change that included racist tropes.

1 year ago

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KRDO

Aramark apologizes for insensitivity of school lunch served on first day of Black History Month

By Nicole Chavez and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN A middle school in New York and its food vendor, Aramark, apologized after students were served chicken and waffles, along with watermelon on the first day of Black History Month. The lunch menu offered on February 1 at Nyack Middle School in Rockland County was “inexcusably insensitive and reflected a lack of understanding of our district’s vision to address racial bias,” David A. Johnson, the school’…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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