Cubans Rally In Kentucky To Support Restaurant Owner Who Called BLM Activists’ Demands ‘Mafia Tactics’

On Sunday, over 100 members of Louisville’s Cuban community gathered at a  a restaurant to support the owner, who emigrated from Cuba, after he had reacted to a letter from Black Lives Matter activists with a series of demands by calling the letter “mafia tactics.”

Fernando Martinez, the owner of La Bodeguita de Mima, who risked his life by emigrating to the United States on a raft when he was 18 years old, stated, “La Bodeguita is open to everybody. If you’re gay, this is your home. If you’re Black, this is your home. If you’re white, this is your home. If you’re human, this is your home … How can I be called a bigot and a racist when my family is Black? When my son is gay? I’m the proud father of a gay son, and I’m gonna fight for him against anybody.”