NASA is facing a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. 'This dark cloud that hovers over us because of this issue is very profound.'
, meaning that Robbins and his colleague Alfred Fordan are allowed to represent Black and Asian-American NASA employees, respectively. In other words, things in this slow-moving case are finally heating up."NASA is committed to its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility goals and ensuring all agency employees are treated fairly including in how employees are rated and rewarded for their contributions to the nations space program," the spokesperson said in a statement.
"NASA hasn't, in my view, come close to achieving the diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles that it aspires to," he said. "That has always been out there, and I think people are aware of it, but in terms of constructive actions very little has been done." "I've experienced what could be regarded as microaggressions and gaslighting, but I haven't experienced any overt racism," he said. "But I don't know how these people feel behind closed doors. And I think we're largely where we are because the people in charge still benefit from this system."
"All federal employees should be evaluated fairly," Robbins' attorney Michael Lieder, of the firm Mehri & Skalet, told Futurism. "And there's no reason to think that the performance of African American and Asian Americans at NASA is worse than the performance of white employees."
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