In this episode you will learn:

• How the civil rights movement impacted the growth of McDonald’s in black America
• How McDonald’s utilized black-centered marketing strategies to fuel advertisements
• The pros and cons to working in a franchise
• How the fast food industry was seen as a win for low-income communities initially
• How black-run McDonald’s franchises pooled resources to benefit the community
• The differences of how white and black America viewed McDonald’s and its impact on advertising
• How racist systems use black entrepreneurship as a way to avoid addressing racism
• COVID-19: Challenges to the food justice movement and what environmental racism is
• Corona virus: What are the limits of the private sector?
• Experience and complexities of black franchise owners
• How to reframe historical storytelling to highlight the community rather than the business

Franchise is available now wherever books are sold.

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