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‘Defending the NFL:’ Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch takes surprising position in fighting Brian Flores lawsuit

The worn Bible, more than a century old, belonged to Frederick Douglass, the former slave who became a renowned crusader for racial equality. When Loretta Lynch chose to use that Bible in 2015 to take the oath office as the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, it’s unlikely anyone could have foreseen a choice she would make almost seven years later.

She will defend the NFL against a proposed class action racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins.

“This feels like betrayal and we don’t understand why she would take on this case,” HBCU Pride Nation posted on Instagram Feb. 17, the day news broke that the NFL had hired Lynch.

Dismay extended beyond social media.

Carlos Moore, president of the National Bar Association, said there was “overwhelming disappointment” among members of the organization that includes almost 60,000 Black attorneys and judges.

“The NFL clearly has a history of alleged racial…

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