Progressive Insurance Sued for “Patently Unlawful” Racism for Awarding Grants Only to Black-Owned Businesses
Progressive Insurance is being sued for discrimination for offering grants to black-owned businesses, while excluding white, Asian, and Latinos from applying.
Progressive worked in partnership with Hello Alice to award grants to black-owned businesses.
The 10 winners were announced in a press release on Tuesday.
“Progressive Insurance®, the leading commercial auto insurer in the United States, has announced the 10 recipients of its 2023 Driving Small Business Forward grant with Hello Alice in support of Black entrepreneurs. Each small business owner has been awarded a $25,000 grant for use toward the purchase of a commercial vehicle for their business.” the press release said.
Freedom Truck Dispatch owner Nathan Roberts decided to sue Progressive Insurance after he received an email about a grant opportunity for trucking businesses.
