Ngaarda Media - Coon cheese's name will be changed after a campaign by activists who said it had racist connotations. Your thoughts? We'll be talking about this on Ngaarda Breakfast tomorrow. CHORUS '
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![The Coon Chicken Inn: North Seattle's Beacon of Bigotry - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project The Coon Chicken Inn: North Seattle's Beacon of Bigotry - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project](https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/images/Coon%20Chicken%20images/menufront_500.jpg)