Former N.Y. Charity Leader Sues Over Ouster by Organization

The former chief executive of the Black Equity Alliance, a charity in New York, is suing the organization, saying its board fired her because she endorsed Mayor Michael Bloomberg for re-election, reports The New York Times on its City Room blog.

A lawyer for Joyce S. Johnson tells the paper that Ms. Johnson endorsed Mr. Bloomberg in March as a private citizen, not as head of the charity. Ms. Johnson’s suit claims that board members suggested to her that her endorsement could put the charity’s nonprofit status in peril, the Times reports. The lawsuit also alleges the charity’s board did not favor the endorsement of Mr. Bloomberg over his opponent, William C. Thompson Jr., who is black.

Officials for the charity did not comment in the article.

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