A fast food restaurant re named Obama Fried Chicken is seen in the New York borough of Brooklyn


A fast food restaurant re named Obama Fried Chicken is seen in the New York borough of Brooklyn on Friday April 3 2009 The restaurant was renamed in honor of the president but has generated controversy with NY City Councilmember Charles Barron calling for the restaurant to remove it s awning and change it s name calling it exploitive and stereotypical Fried chicken restaurants in New York have a history of being named after presidents such as Kennedy and Lincoln Richard B Levine


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Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
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