Atlanta "premier home builder" faces racial discrimination lawsuit

[Bluebear]

John Wieland Homes, the premier home builder in the Southeast, is the focus of a racial discrimination lawsuit, 11Alive News learned Thursday. Amanda Eskridge said she applied for a job as a real estate agent, but was not hired because she is Black. Her lawyers said they have the tapes to prove their claim.

“They sent me through a battery of tests and I scored high on those tests and I was told I would advance to the next level,” Eskridge said. Eskridge said she had five interviews and worked her way up the executive ladder. She was, however, never offered a job.

“I heard that they liked me but I did not fit the profile. When asked what was the profile, I heard them say non-African-American,” she said. In a series of recorded conversations, Eskridge said she heard Wieland executives infer that it was the home buyers who were racist.
“He said, ‘I don't have a problem with it, but some of our buyers do, as well as our vendors and we want them to be comfortable,’” Eskridge said.

http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=50796

[xultar]

1. I hope she didn't vote for *. I have a gorilla war plan for ATL

:evilgrin:

[JetCityLiberal]

2. Calling Regina Gulick

sounds like your kind of builder there Regina--hatred and bigotry are their specialties, you would fit right in!

Sickening...

JetCityLiberal

[Bluebear]

3. If that Coldwell thing doesn't work out I'm sure she will apply nt