Amazon hit by 5 more lawsuits from employees who allege race and gender discrimination
Five women allege that managers retaliated against them for complaining internally about harassment or discrimination.
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Five women who have worked at Amazon in corporate roles or in warehouse management filed separate discrimination and retaliation lawsuits against the tech giant on Wednesday afternoon, according to complaints filed in various US district courts.
The women range in age from early 20s to mid-60s, and all allege that they were retaliated against by white managers for complaining internally about race, gender, or sexual harassment or discrimination that they experienced. Two of the women are Black, one is Latina, one is Asian American, and one is white. Three of the women still work at Amazon and two are former employees. All fiv
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Emancipation Proclamation anniversary is celebrated in Effingham
By Tony Chiariello
The Concerned Citizens of Effingham County, a combination of churches and civic organizations, held a drive-up celebration of the 158th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1 in the parking lot of the Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Association in Guyton.
The proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, announced that all slaves in the rebellious states shall be henceforth, and forever, free.
It was not until the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified by three-fourths of the states on Dec. 18, 1865, that the abolition of slavery actually took place.
At the ceremony, Torian A. White, the principal of South Effingham High School, served as the master of ceremonies. He was valedictorian of the 1999 SEHS graduating class.