Cafe Owner Denies Man Job Because Blacks ‘Can’t Make Good Coffee’

A Brazilian-Australian barista was denied a job at a Sydney café because the owner believed he is not fit for the position based on his race.
Nilson Dos Santos, 39, told The Daily Mail that when he came to the coffee shop for an interview the owner seemed puzzled by the fact that he’s black.
Without asking any questions, the owner told Dos Santos “there are a lot of white customers at the café and I think the clients here want local people, not African people.” He then added, “We need to offer good service at this café and I think the coffee culture is more about white people.”

Dos Santos has worked as a barista in Sydney for over nine years, and he claimed he has never experienced such discrimination.
“I love it here, I am free here, that’s why I chose to stay. I’ve always felt welcomed and accepted. For me, it was never a problem that I am black until today,” he explained.
Dos Santos was shocked by what the café owner told him, and he was not sure how to react. At first he considered punching him, but he decided to take a different approach.
The barista stood up and asked costumers around him if they would mind being served by a black person. He wanted to let them know what had just transpired because he did not want the owner to keep discriminating against future potential employees. Costumers were disgusted by what they heard, and some even walked out in protest.
There was an immediate reaction on social media, and Forbes & Burton café started receiving harshly negative reviews. Some costumers even claimed a boycott.