An anti-affirmative action group is suing nonprofits behind a micro-lending program that offers interest-free loans to Black-owned small businesses.
The American Alliance for Equal Rights, a legal advocacy group led by conservative activist Edward Blum, claims The Women Foundation’s program racially discriminates against loan applicants in violation of Section 1981 and Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
A spokesperson for The Women’s Foundation and The Women LLC—the entity running the nonprofit— ...