CNN Faces Growing Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

The Hollywood Reporter ^ | APRIL 04, 2017 9:26am PT | Eriq Gardner

[jonefab]

The lawsuit against CNN and sister companies claims that African Americans receive lower performance ratings in evaluations. Both Fox News and CNN are in court defending themselves from racial discrimination, though the color of each suit is different.

The one against Fox News has garnered more recent attention, perhaps thanks to questions that continue to circle around how the cable news network has handled allegations of harassment during the leadership of Roger Ailes. The suit, filed in New York Supreme Court last week by Tichaona Brown and Tabrese Wright, alleges that the two women were subjected to "top-down racial harassment," specifically from Fox's longtime controller, Judith Slater, charged with making slurs and derogatory comments like "Why are all black men women-beaters?"

[Reno89519]

Both Fox and CNN should be challenged on why they promote untalented African-Americans like Williams and Lemon? Is it to undermine the credibility of all African-Americans?

[sickoflibs]

RE:”The lawsuit against CNN and sister companies claims that African Americans receive lower performance ratings in evaluations”

And much lower viewer/viewing ratings....

Maybe few blacks watch cable news-politics channels.

Try sports or sportscasting shows for that audience

[Pilgrim's Progress]

That’s strange! I always thought job performance evaluations were based on JOB PERFORMANCE and not on skin color . . . at least that is how it has always worked with me.

But then I guess I have all this white privilege which I guess I’m supposed to be ashamed of.

[Mears]

“Tichaona Brown and Tabrese Wright””

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Are they Americans?

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[matthew fuller]

You forgot Fowler.

[minnesota_bound]

...lower performance ratings in evaluations.
I hate evaluation meetings. Some supervisors just like to jerk an employee around. I remember one many years ago that had about a 140 complaints from the night shift we were on. After the plant close he died soon after. He had nothing to live for....