Byron Allen Goes to Court Again for Black-Owned Media

  • TV mogul sues McDonald’s, claiming ad-budget discrimination
  • 41% of Black-owned businesses vanished amid Covid, study finds
Byron Allen speaks outside the Supreme Court in 2019.Photographer: Larry French/Getty Images
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Byron Allen, the onetime stand-up comic turned all-around media mogul, is a man on a mission.

Allen sued McDonald’s Corp. for $10 billion on Thursday, alleging the fast-food giant is discriminating against Black-owned media companies like his.