Black Barclays Bankers Held Back by Racist Attitudes, Court Told

A trio of Black investment bankers at Barclays Plc allege the firm fostered a culture of racism at its London HQ, denying them promotion and making them the target of lazy stereotypes by colleagues.

The men, from Cameroonian backgrounds, sued Barclays over similar race discrimination allegations at a joint trial in London.

Christian Abanda Bella, who works in the lender’s analytics team, said he felt racially stereotyped as the “aggressive Black man” by colleagues when he pushed back on one team project, according to court documents.

Barclays denies all of the accusations and the bank is contesting the case, according ...