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African-American Employees Sue Fox News, Charging Racism

HeadlineApr 06, 2017

Meanwhile, a third Fox News employee has joined a lawsuit charging the network with racial discrimination. The suit claims top executives—including former CEO Roger Ailes—refused to intervene as African-American women employees were forced to endure “years-long relentless racial animus” at the hands of a white manager, Judith Slater. Fox News fired Slater in March, just before the lawsuit was filed.

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