discrimination
Former employees of Salt Bae’s restaurant empire—which includes the Nusr-Et chain of steakhouses—have alleged his business has a culture of discrimination, tip theft, and misogyny. Per reporting and an investigation from Insider, the Turkish viral sensation, butcher, and chef is allegedly prone to playing favorites and discriminating against employees on the basis of their nationality. Nusret Gökçe, […]
Kanye West’s Donda Academy has been dealt another huge blow. According to legal documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight, the controversial artist and his private Christian school are being sued by Cecilia Hailey and Chekarey Byers—two former employees who say they were fired in retaliation for reporting code violations. The plaintiffs, who were reportedly the only Black female teachers at […]
Tennessee lieutenant governor Randy McNally, who has recently signed multiple anti-LGBTQ+ bills, has frequently been leaving comments on shirtless photos of a young gay man on Instagram. As reported by NBC News, the lieutenant governor has been found to be using his verified Instagram account to leave multiple supportive comments on photos from 20-year-old Knoxville performer […]
Seattle made history on Tuesday when it became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination. The ordinance, which the city council approved by a 6-1 vote, amended Seattle’s municipal code to include caste as a protected category, along with race, gender, religion, and national origin. According to the Associated Press, the measure was sponsored by Kshama Sawant, an Indian-American […]
A woman is suing a school district in Florida after she says she was barred from participating in volunteer activities, including with her own children, due to her presence on the OnlyFans platform. Victoria Triece, per a local report from WKMG-TV, has two children who are students at an elementary school in the Orange County […]
The Brown family has no intentions of returning to Sesame Place—at least not anytime soon. According to TMZ, the Brown family declined an invitation to go back to the amusement park where their Black children were allegedly snubbed by an employee. The incident made headlines back in July, when Jodi Brown posted a video of a Sesame […]
Shortly after Sunday service, Reverend Michael Jennings went to his neighbor’s home to water their outdoor flowers at their request. Minutes later, the Black pastor found himself handcuffed in the back of a police car. According to the New York Times, the arrest took place May 22 in Childersburg, Alabama, where Jennings had been spotted outside a […]
A Black couple is taking legal action after their home appraisal increased nearly $300,000 because of race. According to the New York Times, Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott filed the housing discrimination lawsuit in Maryland District Court on Monday—about a year after they applied to refinance their mortgage with loanDepot. Connolly, a professor at John Hopkins University, says he and his […]
A mother in New Jersey has accused a Chuck E. Cheese employee of racial discrimination. Natyana Muhammad took to her Twitter account @belllahijabi to call out a worker wearing a mascot suit for snubbing her excited 2-year-old daughter, who is Black. A video shows the girl being passed over by the mascot as he gives out several high fives to a group of […]
Bruce’s Beach will be returned to its rightful owners. The seaside property, located in Manhattan Beach, California, was previously owned by Willa and Charles Bruce—a Black couple who purchased the beach for $1,225 in 1912. The family would turn the land into a full-fledged resort for Black residents during a time when many beaches were racially segregated. They offered […]
