A former WPIX-TV news anchor sued the New York TV station and its parent company Nexstar Media Group Inc. on Wednesday, claiming she was pushed out for speaking up about racist and sexist treatment on the job.
Ojinika Obiekwe, a Black woman, filed a complaint alleging retaliation in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Obiekwe, a former entertainment journalist for the local New York news channel PIX11, said her contract wasn’t renewed after more than two decades at the station after she complained that White male peers had less work, better pay, and more support. ...
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