‘Was Not Taken Seriously’: Black Man Sues U-Haul for Not Reining In Alleged Racist Co-Worker Who Called Him the N-Word In Front of Customers and Sent Videos with Blackface

A Black man is suing U-Haul of Georgia for racial discrimination after allegedly enduring racial slurs and receiving harassing videos of people in blackface from his co-worker at the truck rental company. In his complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Dec. 18, Tye Cox, who has worked for U-Haul in Acworth, Georgia, since May of 2022, says his co-worker, Jaiden Donaldson, called him the N-word on multiple occasions. On one such occasion, in May of 2024, Donald allegedly arrived to his shift extremely late and Cox, the assistant manager, told him he “could go home,” seemingly angering Donaldson, who then called him the racial slur in front of several customers. A sign marks the location of a U-Haul rental facility on December 13, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) When Cox complained to his general manager, Rasheed Knibbs, about the incident, Knibbs hung up on Cox, he claims. Cox then called the next highest supervisor, Tom Spencer, who said he would speak with Knibbs about it but added that he would require proof of Donaldson using the “n-word” in front of customers in order to reprimand him. He advised Cox...