Alphonso David (born 1970) is an American attorney and LGBT civil rights leader. In August 2019, he became the president of the Human Rights Campaign. He is the first civil rights lawyer and first person of color to serve as president of the organization.
Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) is an American politician, author, and lawyer serving since 2011 as the 56th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms.
Alphonso David sues HRC for discrimination
Alphonso David, now former president of The Human Rights Campaign, at a previous Black Tie Dinner in Dallas Former Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David has sued his former organization claiming he was fired because he is Black.
Before he was hired by HRC, David was counsel to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. In his position, he helped craft Cuomo’s response to charges by women of inappropriate sexual behavior.
Cuomo stepped down as governor. HRC put David on administrative leave during an investigation and then terminated him. David is claiming HRC terminated him because he is Black and that in his position advising Cuomo, he did nothing wrong.
But he charges under previous HRC President Chad Griffin, there were numerous accusations of mistreatment of Black and other minority employees.
