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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination in Texas A&M Faculty Fellowship Program

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Texas A&M University claiming a faculty fellowship program at the flagship in College Station discriminated against white and Asian male candidates. In a decision published Friday, U.S. District Judge Charles Eskridge …

Barclays Banker Alleges He Was Pigeonholed as ‘Aggressive Black Man’ in Lawsuit

A Barclays banker, one of three men of Cameroonian background to sue the bank in a joint London claim, alleges he has felt pigeonholed as an “aggressive Black man” in a lawsuit seeking almost 15 million pounds ($19 million) in …

Black Medical Worker Awarded $3 Million in Maine Racial Discrimination Case

A federal jury has awarded $3 million to a former Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center worker who said racial discrimination led to his firing. Attorneys for David Ako-Annan, who is Black, said the damages represented the largest sum awarded …

Black Female Officers Sue Kansas City Police Department

Two Black female police officers allege in separate lawsuits that they were subjected to discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment at the Kansas City Police Department. Officer Rashawnda Williams said in her lawsuit that her male colleagues made misogynistic, …

Kansas County Sued For Racial Discrimination

A former Sedgwick County, Kansas employee alleges in a lawsuit that his coworkers called him the “colored guy” and sang spirituals from the slavery era while he worked as a bridge crewman. David Partridge, who is described in court documents …

Tulane Medical School Racial Discrimination Suit Settled

A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination at Tulane University’s School of Medicine has been settled. Dr. Princess Dennar, a former director of the school’s residency program, filed the lawsuit in 2020. It alleged a decade of discrimination, unfair rotations for doctors …

McDonald’s to Pay Black Store Owner $33.5 Million in Bias Suit

McDonald’s will pay $33.5 million to a former baseball player who owns multiple franchises to end a lawsuit he brought against the company accusing it of racial discrimination. Herb Washington, who is Black, owned more than a dozen restaurants in …

Louisiana Deputy Sues Ex-Judge Over Racial Slurs in Text Messages

A Black Louisiana sheriff’s deputy has sued a white former judge, saying a racial slur in her private text messages defamed him and has hurt his ability to do his job since being made public. Assumption Parish Deputy Erick Taylor …

Lawsuit Claims Racial Discrimination at Frito-Lay Plant in Kansas

Black employees at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas, were subjected to ongoing racial harassment and discrimination, including hearing racial slurs and being threatened with lynching by white employees, according to a federal lawsuit. Plant managers tolerated the discrimination and …

Judge: 4 African Americans Rejected from Louisiana Parish Jury Can Seek Damages

Four African Americans can move ahead with a lawsuit seeking damages from a Louisiana district attorney’s office over the racial composition of juries, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Dee Drell in Alexandria ruled April 1 in a …