BREAKING: Congressman Bobby Rush calls for break up of Comcast after threats to civil rights
Sunday, November 10, 2019
November 10, 2019 - From Thegrio
blasted Comcast on Friday, calling for the breakup of the major cable conglomerate for “attempting to undo the Civil Rights Act of 1866.”
Rep. Rush, issued the letter to Comcast’s CEO, Brian Roberts, whose company is facing a racial discrimination lawsuit by media mogul, Byron Allen.
“It is evident to me that with this demonstration of corporate greed, Comcast has forfeited and repudiated its claim to be an inclusive company that is a friend of the black community,” wrote Rush. “And, with this betrayal, has shown itself to be an enemy of minority communities.”
“It is my belief that the Comcast Corporation needs to be broken up,” Rush concludes.
Comcast’s legal appeal to the Supreme Court over Allen’s lawsuit, rests on changing the essence of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and requiring people to prove race was the sole motivating factor for any discrimination claims, not a partial factor as it was used in the past.
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