TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK MCDONALDS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST INDIANA
Whereas, The Black McDonald's Operators Association of Chicago and Northwest Indiana (BMOA) is committed to helping the area's African American communities by providing educational resources, promoting tolerance and acceptance, and empowering the people they serve, and
Whereas, the Black McDonald's Operators Association of Chicago and Northwest Indiana are active participants in communities across the city, sponsoring back-to-school drives like the longstanding Bud Biliken Parade and Education Resource Scholarship Program and the BMOA Scholarship forthe United Negro College Fund,and
Whereas, the Black McDonald's Operators Association of Chicago and Northwest Indiana is a local chapter of the National Black McDonald's Operators Association, and
Whereas, The meaningful efforts ofthe Black McDonald's Operators Association of Chicago and Northwest Indiana engage Chicagoland's neighborhoods and embody the true spirit of family and community, and
Whereas, McDonald's partnership with Herman Petty opened the doors and gave hope to a generation of ambitious African American businessmen and women seeking a piece ofthe American Dream, and
Whereas, on December 21,1968, Herman Petty of Chicago opened his first restaurant on Chicago's South Side at 6500 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, making him the first African American McDonald's franchisee, and
Whereas, In 2019, McDonald's Corporation celebrated the 50-year anniversary of Herman Petty being the first African American to own and operate a McDonalds franchise, and
Whereas, Roland Jones, the first African American Field Consultant with McDonald's, worked closely with Herman Petty in his store operations, and
Whereas, Roland Jones devoted long hours and was tireless in helping future African American Owner/Operators in restaurants to overcome obstacles. The sharing of ideas, problems, and concerns amongst Owner/Operators eventually ...
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