Park Slope Food Coop

Park Slope Co-Op Member Alleges Racial Discrimination, Fundraises $10K to Sue the Brooklyn Grocer | Eater NY

"A decades-old, famed Brooklyn grocer, the Park Slope Food Co-op has been embroiled in controversy after member Reginald Ferguson, who is Black, was suspended following a 2017 incident in which another member complained about his choice of music while he was working as shift manager; the complaint went before the co-op’s “Dispute Resolution Squad,” where another member criticized Ferguson’s “joyous attitude,” and Ferguson says he was ultimately suspended without access to an internal hearing in a move that contradicted the co-op’s disciplinary guidelines. After leading protests and repeatedly seeking a hearing, he launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $10,000 to sue the co-op alleging racial discrimination and says he now intends to take the case to federal court, writing that he was repeatedly ignored and denied due process." - Erika Adams