How can you justify injustice with more injustice?"

These are the words written on the Facebook page of Fernando Martinez, the Cuban-born co-owner of the Ole Restaurant Group.

His words were in response to the demands made of him and numerous other business owners in the Cuban community in Louisville.

They recently received a letter of demands from Black Lives Matter protestors in the district where he opened their newest restaurant, La Bodeguita de Mima. The area is known for its locally-owned shops and restaurants. Martinez said that in addition to the letter, he was confronted by protestors recently.

He called the demands "mafia/gang tactics".

Those demands came with a contract for obliging business owners to sign.

Here is an idea of what these protestors were looking for.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the letter included:
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/08/01/louisville-cuban-community-rally-support-la-bodeguita-de-mima/5562669002/

– Adequately represent the Black population of Louisville by having a minimum of 23% Black staff;

– Purchase a minimum of 23% inventory from Black retailers or make a recurring monthly donation of 1.5% of net sales to a local Black nonprofit or organization;

– Require diversity and inclusion training for all staff members on a bi-annual basis;

– And display a visible sign that increases awareness and shows support for the reparations movement.

Yes, you read that correctly. They want businesses to put up signage saying that they support reparations among numerous outrageous "requests".