AT&T head fired over racial message as Baltimore protests continue

‘American multinational telecommunications corporation AT&T says it has fired Aaron Slator, a president who became the subject of a $100 million discrimination lawsuit.

No demeaning behavior is allowed within the company, said a Tuesday statement by AT&T.

The move was made after a Monday lawsuit filed by Knoyme King, a 50-year-old black woman who worked for Slator.

The suit is set to continue as racism keeps permeating the company, King’s lawyer, Skip Miller, told The Associated Press.’

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