Six Black farmworkers in Mississippi say in a new lawsuit that their former employer brought white laborers from South Africa to do the same jobs they were doing, and that the farm has been violating federal law by paying the white immigrants more for the same type of work. Mississippi Center for Justice and Southern […]
A South Carolina woman has been fired from a automotive company after a Facebook argument where she allegedly used racist language at her daughter’s summer instructor. According to FitsNews, Meredith Little has been let go of her duties as an official of the South Carolina Automotive Dealers Association (SCADA) once the owner of TNT Martial Arts […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed a lawsuit against her former employer, accusing the company of not doing an investigation before her termination because of her race and gender. In her federal lawsuit, Amy Cooper said the […]
A North Carolina man says he was threatened and forced to quit after reporting a coworker for discrimination. Kevin Ellis worked for McDermott International Inc. in Arden outside of Asheville, North Carolina reported a coworker for allegedly making racist comments, according to a May 5 civil lawsuit filed in federal court. While Ellis was ultimately […]