From Dwight Jackson to John Jebrowski
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A Black man got a job interview after he changed the name on his resume. Now, he’s suing for discrimination
By Nia Mclean, CNN3 minute read
Updated 11:30 AM EDT, Wed July 10, 2024
A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN.
Dwight Jackson filed the lawsuit against the Shinola Hotel on July 3, alleging he was denied a job when he applied as “Dwight Jackson,” but later offered an interview when he changed his name to “John Jebrowski.”
The lawsuit alleges Jackson was denied a job in “violation of Michigan Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.”
Between January and April 2024, Jackson, a 27-year-old Black man, applied to multiple positions at the Shinola Hotel in downtown Detroit, including a role in reception, according to the lawsuit. On its website, Shinola Hotel says it is a “luxury” hotel.
Jackson’s attorney, Jon Marko, provided CNN with a copy of Jackson’s resume, which details consistent employment, including previous roles as a “Front Desk Agent” at Detroit’s Marriott Westin Book Cadillac and David Whitney Hotel, which use the words luxury and luxurious to describe their respective hotels.
“Mr. Jackson had applied for a job that he was eminently qualified for,” Marko, a civil rights attorney, told CNN. However, Shinola Hotel did not offer Jackson an interview.
After getting no response to his initial job applications, in April 2024 Jackson applied again, making one significant change to his application — his name.
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The irony of being denied a job because your last name is Jackson.....
Jackson is an old northern English surname that was foisted upon Black Americans owned by white men with that last name.
My last name is Irish but it's not really associated with any race...you'll see whites and Blacks with it. For brehs with surnames like Williams, Jefferson, Jackson, Jones, Smith etc., shyt can be a real barrier...even with a "white" first name. Hell a lot of names that we consider Black are old Middle East or European names (Darius, Xavier etc).
Jackson is an old northern English surname that was foisted upon Black Americans owned by white men with that last name.
My last name is Irish but it's not really associated with any race...you'll see whites and Blacks with it. For brehs with surnames like Williams, Jefferson, Jackson, Jones, Smith etc., shyt can be a real barrier...even with a "white" first name. Hell a lot of names that we consider Black are old Middle East or European names (Darius, Xavier etc).
Black man get fukking paid
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Thought about trying this many times
Same.
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