THUNDER BAY -- A north core downtown coffee shop is apologizing after a “disgusting and racist” song was played on its outdoor speakers in the north core late last week.
Video posted to Facebook shows a racially hateful song by controversial American singer Johnny Rebel loudly playing outside the Daily Grind on Red River Road, shocking those recording the video.The song includes the lyrics, "America for whites, Africa for blacks," and mentions the "N" word several times.
The establishment issued an apology on their Facebook page, saying they were unaware the track was located amidst a bulk collection of Johnny Cash songs.
"We would like to apologize to everyone for playing that inappropriate song outside of our coffee shop. It was a disgusting and racist song and it certainly does not reflect our feelings and opinions,” the apology reads.
“We have been trying to create an atmosphere at the coffee shop that would make people want to come to the downtown area, not drive people away. We are truly sorry for offending anyone. The song was removed from our playlist and we will more closely monitor the music being played from this day forward."
A subsequent post says the business is looking to have local performers play outside the shop in the future.
