Dear Editor:

My wife and I were regular morning customers at Panera on Forbes until now…. Dear Editor:

My wife and I were regular morning customers at Panera on Forbes until now. We read Jonathan Check’s article with a great deal of concern. We liked coming to Panera’s Oakland store, but will not support racist institutions of any sort. I asked to speak with a manager about the article, but the man I spoke with, I feel, was, to say the least, indifferent to our concerns. In so many words, he said that what happened was in the past and was not a current problem. He then turned away from me and tried to ignore me.

As a result of the article and Panera’s seeming indifference to our concerns, we urge others to either stay away or to ask the managers for a better explanation than the one we received. Racism is not a dead issue. Explanations are needed, and indifference to customers’ concerns should not be tolerated. Thank you for opening our eyes to the problem.

David and My Gibeaut

Editor’s note: The Pitt News contacted Panera Bread Co. and offered them a chance to comment on this letter. They declined.