Richardson v. City of Hickory et al

  1. September 30, 2026

    NC City Public Housing Chief Loses Race Bias Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge tossed a race discrimination and breach of contract suit lawsuit filed by the former chief executive officer of a city's public housing authority, holding that she failed to allege that her rights were violated by a municipal policy.

  2. September 19, 2025

    Fired Public Housing CEO Sues NC City, Alleging Racial Bias

    The former CEO of a North Carolina city's public housing authority has hit the city and authority board with a race discrimination and breach of contract suit, alleging in North Carolina federal court that the defendants violated her work contract because she's an African American woman.