Former NOW Vice President’s Race Bias Suit Can Head to Jury

The National Organization for Women was denied summary judgment on a former vice president’s lawsuit alleging she was removed from office because of her race.

Gilda Yazzie, a Native American woman, provided evidence that would allow a jury to find she was removed because of her race and not the performance issues NOW’s board cited, the US District Court for the District of Columbia said Monday.

Yazzie alleged that shortly after she and Toni Van Pelt won an election in 2017 to serve as vice president and president, respectively, Van Pelt almost immediately tried to oust her and undermine her ...