Racists target Black restaurant owner with abuse for opening in their 'white city': report

Highly acclaimed North Carolina chef Ashleigh Shanti, who owns a restaurant that celebrates Black history through its food and decor, says a group of racists shut off the power while customers were dining and left a racist sticker near the restaurant's entrance, the Citizen Times reported.

According to an Instagram post from this Tuesday, Shanti says her restaurant Good Hot Fish was attacked by a "group of racists" who defaced it with a sticker after cutting the power.

“Last Saturday, around closing time, a group of racists were doing what they do best and decided to shut the power off to our dining room while our last guests were enjoying their dinner,” Shanti said. “They then ran away, like cowards, when confronted by a guest and an employee but not before outfitting our entrance with this disgusting sticker.”

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An image of the sticker shows the phrase, “How to ruin a white city” at the bottom along with a hand holding a can that says the N-word. On the cuff of the hands sleeve is a Jewish Star of David.

Police are reportedly investigating the incident.

"Shanti told Eater Carolinas, an online food news and dining guide, that she was in Raleigh at the time of the incident. Her wife Meaghan Shanti was at the restaurant at the time," the Citizen Times' report stated. "She noticed a group of men clustered down the street from the restaurant. They counted down from 3 and pulled the red lever on the external power breaker, Shanti told the news site. The group fled when an employee yelled at them. One returned to flip the switch back on and ran off."

Read the full report over at the Citizen Times.

Correction: This article originally misnamed Ashleigh Shanti's restaurant. The restaurant is Good Hot Fish, not Good Hot Chicken.