Columnist Fired For Her False Accusations Against Charlie Kirk Files Legal Grievance Against WaPo
Columnist Karen Attiah filed a legal grievance against The Washington Post on Wednesday after she was fired for making false accusations against Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
The Post terminated Attiah in mid-September following her claim that Kirk stated Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. Attiah has called her firing a hasty overreach.
In her grievance, Attiah alleges that The Washington Post violated the company’s labor policy by not allowing her to speak truthfully and forcefully about matters of vital public concern, according to a report by The New York Times.
“Yes, I will be fighting back against the unjust firing by @washingtonpost.com. I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team. Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for,” Attiah wrote on BlueSky, a social media platform.
After her firing, Attiah took to Substack to express her concerns, stating that Black people like herself were being silenced while the U.S. mourned another white man, including Kirk.
She further wrote, “I pointed to the familiar pattern of America shrugging off gun deaths, and giving compassion for white men who commit and espouse political violence. This cycle has been documented for years. Nothing I said was new or false or disparaging; it is descriptive, and supported by data.”
Karen Attiah’s case highlights ongoing tensions about journalistic freedom and the handling of controversial statements within major media organizations.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/24/karen-attiah-fired-wapo-charlie-kirk-files-legal-grievance/
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