Mela Restaurant faces backlash over a flyer with sexually explicit images of MLK and Rosa Parks.

An Atlanta Ethiopian restaurant, Mela Restaurant & Lounge, faced backlash for a promotional flyer for an MLK weekend event, featuring sexually explicit images of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. The flyer, created by Arthur Watkins Jr., sparked outrage and prompted Bernice King to call for action. Mela Restaurant denied any involvement with the flyer, stating they do not support such disrespectful imagery.

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