The lawsuit names the township, Burke and township Manager Joseph Sabatini.
Underwood said the department also looked at his personal Facebook page, where he got into another exchange regarding race relations on June 10.
Underwood shared a video entitled, What the left won t tell you about the plight of Black people and the myth of systemic racism. The video, posted by NewsBusters, which touts itself as a blog exposing and combating liberal media bias, includes snippets from interviews with famous Black people including rapper Lil Wayne. The rapper states in an interview that there is no such thing as racism.
In the exchange, Underwood writes, apparently sarcastically, I now see it. Because I grew up in a well-off white town and never had to deal with discrimination because of the color of my skin I must be racist.
New Jersey Herald
The death of George Floyd, a Black man in the custody of Minneapolis Police in May, set off a worldwide movement featuring countless protests and conversations about racial inequalities in society.
The protests even made their way to Sussex County, where more than 93% of residents are white and less than 3% are Black, according to recent census data. In a two-month period from late spring to mid-summer, five county municipalities hosted rallies that continued calls for equality in the wake of Floyd s death.
While the nationwide demonstrations having died down in recent months, organizers and speakers at the Sussex County rallies are now focused on advancing the conversation for change.