A daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has sent a letter to Comcast executives in which she accuses the company of trying to “dismantle” a law barring racial discrimination.
The letter released Saturday from the Rev. Bernice King addresses a $20 billion lawsuit from comedian and media mogul Byron Allen that is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices are scheduled to hear arguments in the case Wednesday.
A lower court ruled in favor of Allen, who says Comcast declined to distribute his channels because he’s black.
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