First coffee, then waffles, then barbecue … now burgers. Add that to the growing list of things we can't consume in public while black.

In November 2015, Emory Ellis, a homeless black man, walked into a Boston Burger King hoping to purchase breakfast. However, instead of a meal, Ellis' visit actually ended with no food and three months in jail. Ellis was wrongfully accused of using counterfeit cash, and now he is suing the fast food chain for $950,000, according to the Associated Press.

The 37-year-old was charged with forgery of a bank note and wasn't released until February 2016, when the Secret Service discovered the bill was authentic and the charges were dropped. 

“A person like me would’ve gotten an apology, but a person like Emory somehow finds his way in handcuffs for trying to pay for his breakfast with real money,” said Ellis' attorney Justin Drechsler, a white man. Drechsler believes the cashier wouldn't have called the police if Ellis was a white man, and would've simply refused to take the money.

The lawsuit also states Ellis never received his money back.

A Burger King Corporation spokesperson refused to comment on this specific case, but noted the company does not tolerate discrimination “of any kind." The restaurant's franchisee, Two Guys Foods, Inc. did not issue a comment to the Associated Press. 

“Nobody deserves to be treated the way that Emory was treated,” said Drechsler.