Posted on 08/18/2023 9:11:06 AM PDT by DFG
Progressive insurance has been sued for 'patently unlawful' racism by offering $25,000 grants to help black-owned businesses buy vehicles — but barring white, Asian, Latino, and other entrepreneurs from applying.
The lawsuit was filed by the conservative group America First Legal (AFL) and others on behalf of Nathan Roberts, the owner of Ohio-based Freedom Truck Dispatch, who couldn't apply because he's white.
Progressive, which is known for its quirky adverts, did not answer DailyMail.com's requests for comment. They have said the grants were there to help black-owned firms that have historically struggled to access capital.
AFL lawyer Gene Hamilton said the case was part of a broader assault against big corporations that inject 'racial considerations into every aspect of their business operations, employment practices, and so much more.'
'Our client was denied a contract with Progressive that would have provided him with $25,000 toward the purchase of a new truck solely because of the amount of pigment in his skin,' Hamilton said in a statement.
Roberts is a hard-working 'small business owner fighting to create a better life for himself and his family,' added Hamilton.
As a holder of a Progressive commercial insurance policy, Roberts in May received an email about grants designed to help '10 black-owned businesses to buy a commercial vehicle.'
The suit says Roberts' race makes him ineligible for a grant, meaning he is 'suffering past and future injury in fact.'
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Good we're fighting back - that helps everyone and every race...
Ping.
This is what happens when companies hire DEI officers who have no understanding of the law.
Undoubtedly—She gleefully and proudly wants to sacrifice her own race.
She’s a virtuous and proud self-hater.
Her ilk are the biggest enemy of the white race.
EXACTLY! Progressive is like AARP. Don’t trust either.
They know the law. They are ignoring it.
>>Progressive, which is known for its quirky obnoxious adverts,<<
You mean the ones with Flo in them? 😁
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