The former president of the Human Rights Campaign is suing the organization, alleging that racial discrimination led to his firing after he helped Andrew Cuomo respond to sexual harassment allegations.
The former president of the Human Rights Campaign on Thursday sued the organization, alleging that racial discrimination led to hisAlphonso David in court filings alleged that HRC has a "racist, biased culture." His lawyers also wrote that "HRC underpaid David, and then terminated him, because he is Black."
The court filings claim that HRC board members told David, who was the organization's first Black president, to stop mentioning his race in public speeches, and that he was told by the board that he was initially paid less because of his race. The suit also alleges that David received pushback from a senior executive after he caused the organization to issue a statement supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The executive allegedly expressed concern about "alienating" white donors, specifically "white gay men."
HRC did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. The HRC said at the time of David's ouster that its boards voted to remove him from the role "for violations of his contract with the Human Rights Campaign,"
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