On the day that the Barneys visited, Handrinos said, the pizza shop was testing food and equipment for the future opening, but that no food was sold to anyone. She said the Commerce Township store is a new location and did not officially open for business until Nov. In our power to clear up the confusion surrounding them," the company said in a statement Monday.Īccording to Happy's Pizza spokesperson Sherrie Handrinos, the Commerce Township store was not open to the public on the day in question and that about 30 other customers were also turned away and referred to other locations that day. "We take these accusations very seriously and will do everything 2 incident and said it is "deeply saddened by Mr. Happy's Pizza denies any racism was involved in the Nov. Lem Barney's meteoric rise with Detroit Lions began 50 years ago todayġ957 Detroit Lions: Full 60th anniversary coverage District Court in Detroit, Lemuel and Jacqueline Barney allege Happy's Pizza exhibited unlawful and "outrageous conduct" by "refusing to serve them and telling them to instead go to a predominantly African-American city." In a race discrimination lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. In comparison, rural Commerce Township, where the Barneys live, is only 2 percent African-American. As the lawsuit notes, Southfield is 70 percent African-American.
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