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EEOC Sues NYT Over White Editor Promotion Discrimination

5/21/2026

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EEOC sued The New York Times in New York, alleging the paper discriminated against a white male editor in a 2025 promotion by hiring a multiracial woman lacking real-estate experience.
Slack messages show Times executives discussed accelerating racial diversification and feared CEO Joe Kahn’s image.
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas said civil-rights laws must protect white workers and urged firms to replace race- and sex-based pipelines with socioeconomic programs for first-generation graduates.

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EEOC sued The New York Times in New York, alleging the paper discriminated against a white male editor in a 2025 promotion by hiring a multiracial woman lacking real-estate experience.
Slack messages show Times executives discussed accelerating racial diversification and feared CEO Joe Kahn’s image.
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas said civil-rights laws must protect white workers and urged firms to replace race- and sex-based pipelines with socioeconomic programs for first-generation graduates.