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Secretary Perdue refuses to meet with the USDA coalition of minority employees.

Join us this evening as Lawrence Lucas and I host another of the women of the Forestry Service, who continue to be harassed, marginalized and retaliated against for speaking out and reporting sexual harassment and even rape, along with sex discrimination while employed by the Service.

Melody Starya Mobley will reveal her story and the brutal retaliation she faced for reporting rape and discrimination.

Lisa Donnelly and Shannon Reed, will be speaking to the retaliation they faced from Forestry Service management and other employees, for reporting these incidences and the failure of Forestry management.

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On Friday August 31, 2018 will air an interview with several of these women.

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 Bio for Melody Starya Mobley:

Melody endured racism and sexism among other forms of discrimination from USDA Forest Service leadership, supervisors and colleagues. She was physically assaulted by colleagues 3 times, which included being raped while on government property when she was only 20 years old. She heard the N-word being used multiple times. All of her most rewarding work assignments were taken away and given to her peers. Time and again, she was passed over for promotions for which she was highly qualified. Finally, in 1996, Melody filed the first of several Equal Employment Opportunity complaints. Although the complaint was successfully resolved the retaliation from Agency leadership was brutal and she was retired in 2005 at only 46 years of age.