“MCDONALD'S APOLOGIZES FOR SIGN BANNING BLACK PEOPLE FROM ONE OF THEIR RESTAURANTS IN CHINA”, 14 April 2020

McDonald's apologized… for a racist sign posted in one of its restaurants in China.

A McDonald's restaurant in China's southwestern port city of Guangzhou posted a laminated sign that read, "Notice: We've been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant."

"For the sake of your health consciously notify the local police for medical isolation, please understand the inconvenience caused," the sign advised black patrons.

McDonald's has since removed the sign, closed down the location and issued a statement that the sign was "not representative of our inclusive values."

"McDonald's China apologizes unreservedly to the individual and our customers," McDonald's spokeswoman, Regina Hui said… McDonald's has since pledged to use the sign incident to "further educate managers and employees on our values, which includes serving all members of the communities in which we operate."

Newsweek has reached out to McDonald's. The company hadn't responded by the time of publication…

Guangzhou has China's largest African community of about 4,500 individuals. Over the past two weeks, African residents say they've faced forced evictions, rejections from hotels, involuntary testing without results and sequestration into two-week long quarantines even if they test negative for the virus, haven't recently traveled or had no contact with any individuals known to be infected with COVID-19…