Is cash king? Councilman pushes for Atlanta to ban cashless establishments

In this Jan. 23, 2020 file photo, a restaurant sign alerts customers that it's now "cashless," in New York. Atlanta Councilman Antonio Lewis says cashless establishments disproportionately affects people of color and hopes to work with state lawmakers to ban the practice. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

It’s a growing trend in Atlanta for businesses, small and large, to no longer accept cash.

However, cities like Philadelphia and San Francisco and the states of New Jersey and Massachusetts have banned cashless establishments.

Inside the same barbershop Atlanta City Councilmember Antonio Lewis used to work in as a young man, he explains why cash should still be king.