Coke
employees in their lawsuit against Coca Cola
Lee Alcorn, president of the Coalition for the Advancement for
Civil Rights and Minister Robert Muhammad of the Nation of Islam, hold a press conference
in Dallas outside of the North Texas Coca Cola facility. The press conference announced
the total support of Coke employees in their lawsuit against Coco Cola based on racial
discrimination and their practice of shipping outdated Cokes to low income areas populated
by African-Americans and Hispanics. Minister Muhammad called for a 60 day
buycott. Muhammad said We are asking that our communities do not buy or
drinks coke products. We are asking the entire state of Texas to join us in this
buycott.
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