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After questioning Al Sharptons legacy as a black

leader along with his non-profit Civil Rights
organization the National Action Network,
(founded by Sharpton in 1991), Byron Allen
included Sharptons name in a lawsuit as well as the
NAACP and other black organizations for allegedly
signing sham diversity agreements then taking
donations from major corporations like Comcast
knowing the corporations were using these black
leaders and organizations to keep quiet and to
allegedly help them cover discriminatory practices.
CEO Byron Allen is proving to be quite a nightmare
to the major corporations who allegedly could not buy all black folks off to keep quiet. Allen also
included in his suit last year Time Warner, Comcast and AT&T. (AT&T has since settled with
Allen).
The recent Oscar awards lack of inclusion for African Americans is and has always been just the
tip of the iceberg and while other black celebrities are complaining and still begging for inclusion,
CEO Byron Allen is actually stepping up to the plate and doing something about it.
The media mogul has just filed a suit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and
Charter Communications for racial discrimination against African American Media. Allen who has
often been a silent yet respected brilliant businessman over the last few decades, has always
gone against the grain of traditional media corporations upon realizing he was not going to be
afforded the same opportunities.
Everyone talks about diversity, but diversity in Hollywood and the media starts with ownership,
Allen states. He goes on to say that: President Obama and the Democratic Party have
completely excluded the African-American community when it comes to economic inclusion,
Allen said in a statement to TheWrap Wednesday. The $10 billion lawsuit was filed at the Central
District Court of California yesterday (Wednesday), citing Charter Communications is in violation

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of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. section 1981.

The corporation, according to Allen spent 4 Billion
annually without a single dollar going towards black
owned media companies. The court documents filed by
Allen also state that Charter Communications President
and CEO Tom Rutledge is a blatant racist.
The suit has pristine timing before the FCC gives final
approval for the acquisition of Time Warner Cable and
Bright House Networks making Charter Communications
even more dominant in the industry. Allen states that the
FCC should never consider Charter Communications acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright
House Networks because of their alleged discriminatory history. Well keep you posted on this
story. See documents here

PUBLIC NOTE: The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect
the view of the Urban Intellectuals, affiliates or partners.

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