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Bank Calls Cops on Black Man Trying to Deposit Checks From Racial Discrimination Settlement, Wins Itself a Fresh New Lawsuit
You can try your boyfriend. You can try your wife. You can try that vegan diet your one annoying friend swears by. But don’t you dare try Sauntore Thomas from Detroit. Thomas, who recently won a racial discrimination lawsuit against his former employer, Enterprise Leasing Company of Detroit, received his settlement checks this week. Thinking…
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Banking While Black: JPMorgan Chase Says It Is ‘Sickened’ by Racism Exposed at an Arizona Bank
JPMorgan Chase is calling for staff across the bank to come forward with experiences and concerns related to racism and discrimination in the wake of a New York Times story reporting on racial bias in the company. The article, published Wednesday, features recordings of employees at an Arizona Chase bank making discriminatory remarks about and…
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Wells Fargo Employees Call Cops on 78-Year-Old Black Woman After Refusing to Cash Her Check
An elderly Florida woman has filed a lawsuit accusing Wells Fargo of discrimination after bank employees called the police on her for simply trying to cash a check. According to the Miami New Times, Barbara Carroll, a 78-year-old black woman who holds a Ph.D., attempted to cash a check in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on November…