CBS News – McDonald’s is being sued over its long-running program offering scholarships to Latino and Hispanic students.
The lawsuit filed in Nashville on Sunday by the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), a group opposed to affirmative action, came days after McDonald’s added its voice to a chorus of corporations rolling back or ditching diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, citing a “shifting legal landscape.”
But the burger giant’s efforts are not sufficient, according to the complaint filed by AAER.
“It is our hope that McDonald’s immediately pauses this scholarship program so it can be opened to all under-resourced high school students regardless of their ethnic heritage,” Edward Blum, president of AAER, said in a statement.
Over 17,000 scholarships awarded since 1985
McDonald’s has awarded more than $33 million in college scholarships to over 17,000 Hispanic and Latino high school students since 1985 …