What we've got here is a colorful and extremely one-sided story telling of the events. While there may be racism involved in the leasing decision, nothing presented here other than the narrative, stands as proof. After all, the restaurateurs were able to secure a lease in the beginning. 

This article should be somewhere between the opinion page and the food section. The description of the food made me curious about Western African food so that was done well at least. As for objective reporting, I don't see even a hint of that here.