Racism

A federal judge <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Racism.pdf"><strong>refused to dismiss</strong></a> a custodian’s claim that co-workers in Orleans County, N.Y., called him a “nigger,” showed him pictures of President Obama’s head on a monkey’s body, and fired him after it told him he would “pay the price” if he reported further harassment.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A federal judge refused to dismiss a custodian’s claim that co-workers in Orleans County, N.Y., called him a “nigger,” showed him pictures of President Obama’s head on a monkey’s body, and fired him after it told him he would “pay the price” if he reported further harassment.

Categories / Civil Rights, Employment

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