NEW - On April 26, 2010 I filed through my attorney a 66 page document with the Division of Human Rights and the EEOC.
It is titled “Reply Report of Coach Kevin Broadus to the Submission of the Respondents – including the State University of New York and Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and Various Others.” Any issue of workplace discrimination is a matter of acute public concern. I hope you will all read this responsive report and engage in productive public discourse about the issue.
I. INTRODUCTION
a. A Public Lynching.
In 1991, then Judge Clarence Thomas told then Senator Joseph Biden that gossip, lies, sleaze and dirt had been displayed, leaked and fostered against him creating a travesty of justice. Justice Thomas’ words are an equally appropriate response now to the eight-month campaign against Coach Kevin Broadus that culminated in the response filed to this agency by the Zimpher headed SUNY system to his charges of racial discrimination and disparate impact:
No job is worth it. I’m nor here for that. I’m here for my name, my family, my life and my integrity. I think something is dreadfully wrong with this country when any person, any person in this free country would be subjected to this …. This is a circus. It’s a national disgrace. And from my standpoint as a black American, as far as I’m concerned, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves, to do for themselves, to have different ideas, and it is a message that unless you kowtow to an old order, this is what will happen to you. You will be lynched destroyed, caricatured … rather than hung from a tree. (emphasis supplied)[1]
Not since the hearing on the nomination of Judge Clarence Thomas has a public body and the official who heads it, created, fostered, and embraced such hype of scandal, by commissioning an unusual, a near million dollar incomplete ‘audit’ disregard by avoiding public bid channels, and relying on media reports and television appearances of reporters, in an attempt to justify the employment actions against the only African-American Division I head coach in the SUNY system.
Continue here to read the full report
Photos on page courtesy of Jonathan Cohen
Coach Kevin Broadus
“TAKE A CHANCE ON YOUTH, OPEN THE DOOR OF HOPE”
An Essay on Coaching our Youth
My name is Kevin Broadus. I am a college basketball coach. My mother Shirley died when I was eight (8) years old of an unexpected brain aneurysm. I was fortunate enough to be raised by my extended family, my aunt and uncle and my mother’s sister, who provided me a loving home. I attended Catholic schools from the 1st through the 8th grade. I then attended the D.C. public schools for 2 years. My last 2 years of high school were spent in the great Montgomery County school system. In other words, I have personally seen all aspects of primary and secondary schooling.
I was one of the fortunate inner city kids who lived in the North East section of Washington, D.C. Though I never resided with him, my father was a significant presence in both my upbringing and my life. He taught me the value of hard work. My whole family kept me on the straight and narrow. If it were not for their unconditional support, help, and love, I may not have attained my Masters of Science Degree in Counseling. I am proud of my family, my work, and my career. I am ever grateful for the support of the many people I have met along the way, including all of the colleges, administrators and coaches I have worked with in the Washington, D.C. area. You all know who you are and I thank you for your unending strength and belief in my talent. Let me also say, and make no mistake about it, that I am proud of the players I recruited as part of my duties as a basketball coach during these many years. I have no regrets about trying to make any of the young men achieve their dreams even though some of them ultimately may have exhibited some flaws along the way. I hope that they view me as a role model – demonstrating that you can have a successful sports career while furthering your education.
Broadus with player Moussa Camara
