McDonald’s and BMOA Celebrate Herman Petty’s Legacy at the Obama Presidential Center

A group of six individuals standing together in front of a stage, holding a red ribbon with a large bow, celebrating a ribbon-cutting event for the Obama Presidential Center in collaboration with McDonald's.
From left to right: Derrick Taylor, BMOA Chicago President; Patrice Petty-Orr, daughter of Herman Petty; Latrice Orr, granddaughter of Herman Petty; Chris Kempczinski, McDonald’s CEO; and Tanya Hill-Holliday, President of the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association.


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A proud moment at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, where the Herman Petty Room now recognizes a true Chicago trailblazer. In 1968, Petty opened his first McDonald’s near Jackson Park, creating a breakthrough moment for Black entrepreneurship on the South Side and helping open doors for generations of business owners and community leaders.

 Joined by the Petty family and leaders from McDonald’s, the Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) and the Obama Foundation, the ceremony reflected Petty’s enduring impact on entrepreneurship, community investment and future changemakers.

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