The conflict blends trademark law, casino economics, artificial intelligence-era branding strategy, and cultural ownership into a high-stakes contest over who will define the next major gambling entertainment property. #
Organizers say the screening is also a call to action, encouraging Chicago-area residents to help elevate Mound Bayou’s story within the broader national narrative and in Hollywood portrayals of Black history. #documentary #blackhistory #premiere
Creator and executive producer Kahari “The BooRay! King” Nash confirms, “Memphis, Chicago and Atlanta are the chosen cities for the preview tour, with Memphis slated as the preferred opening city. #tour #documentary
Let me tell you how we got to this point and draw the Really Black conclusion. In the fall of 2014, I met the Byrd Brothers, Darrell and James F. Byrd Jr., Black McDonald’s franchisees at a Memphis Grizzlies basketball game. They told me that they had eight (8) McDonald’s stores, four (4) each, and McDonald’s was forcing them to sell four (4) stores, two (2) each, to Fred Tillman, who’s White and at that time was the largest McDonald’s USA franchisee.
During the hour long meeting, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Nash and the Byrd Brothers educated Congressman Danny K. Davis on the disparities between the Black & White McDonald’s Franchisees