Discrimination Call Legal Steps

Summary

Discrimination based on skin color is illegal in New York under federal and state laws. Document all interactions and consider filing a complaint with local authorities or the New York State Division of Human Rights.

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Someone was repeatedly calling my phone and when I picked up you said he wanted to talk to my mom he didn't want to talk to me because my skin color so I wanted to talk to my mother because she had another skin color
Hi Patrick, this situation sounds troubling and potentially discriminatory. In New York, discrimination based on skin color is illegal under both federal and state laws.
- Document all calls and interactions.
- Consider filing a complaint with local authorities or the New York State Division of Human Rights.
Do you have any recorded evidence of these calls or witnesses?