Progressive faces lawsuit over exclusive $25K grants for black entrepreneurs

Progressive insurance, known for its distinctive commercials featuring Flo, is facing a lawsuit accusing them of engaging in “patently unlawful” racism. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Nathan Roberts, owner of Freedom Truck Dispatch, alleges that Progressive discriminated against non-black small-business owners by offering a $25,000 award exclusively to black-owned businesses for the purchase of …

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Home Depot Faces Lawsuit from Fast & Furious Actor

One of the stars of the beloved movie franchise, Fast & Furious, has filed a lawsuit against Home Depot, claiming racial discrimination. Tyrese Gibson alleges that he and his two companions experienced “outrageous discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling” at a store in West Hills, California, according to a report by People. In his legal …

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In Support of the Supreme Court: Upholding the Need for Defense

After the controversial ruling on abortion last summer, it was expected that there would be criticism directed towards the Supreme Court. The decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which stated that there is no constitutional right to abortion, went against a widely supported precedent and took away a right that millions of people valued. …

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Liquor Brands Feud: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Claims Diageo Engages in ‘Illegal Retaliation’ against Business Partner

Sean “Diddy” Combs has accused Diageo, his business partner, of engaging in “illegal retaliation.” This accusation has intensified the legal battle between the music mogul and the spirits conglomerate. Diageo, which previously distributed Combs’ Ciroc vodka and DeLeon tequila brands, recently cut ties with him after he filed a lawsuit alleging racism in the promotion …

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Report alleges McDonald’s managers sent explicit images and coerced teens into sexual encounters

More than 100 employees at McDonald’s in the UK, many of whom are underage, have allegedly faced various forms of abuse by their managers, ranging from bullying to sexual assault, according to a BBC investigation. The probe was launched after McDonald’s signed an agreement with Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to tackle sexual …

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What Was Going through Clarence Thomas’ Mind?

In his concurrence with the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action, Justice Clarence Thomas presents an absurd and perplexing argument. He suggests that the term “freedmen” used in the 1866 Freedmen’s Bureau Act was a “formally race-neutral category” and an “underinclusive proxy for race.” Thomas uses this argument to claim that the Fourteenth …

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Legal watchdogs argue that LinkedIn’s approach to collecting race diversity data is discriminatory

In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling against race-based affirmative action in higher education, a conservative legal watchdog group has demanded that LinkedIn remove its “Diversity in Recruiting” feature. The group, known as the Equal Protection Project, argues that the feature violates the recent ruling and promotes discrimination. LinkedIn, which claims to have 930 …

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July 1, 2023: Letters Pouring in for the Editor’s Attention

The Issue: The Supreme Court’s recent ruling against race-based affirmative action in colleges has sparked a debate on whether it is the solution to combating racism. Follow Google News Reference Denial of responsibility! VigourTimes is an automatic aggregator of Global media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong …

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‘Central Park Karen’ Receives Unfavorable Ruling from Appeals Court

A former American insurance portfolio manager, Amy Cooper, who was sacked from her job at Franklin Templeton after making a false police report against a Black bird-watcher in Central Park, NYC in 2020 lost her lawsuit against her old employer. She did not provide a valid argument that the firm fired her illegally on the …

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