Greene says DuRousseau learned he was wrong about systemic racism "only when it happened to him"
Kahlil GreeneHistorian and author of the History Can't Hide newsletter, in an essay on Substack
In a History Can't Hide essay, Greene argues that the abuse DuRousseau alleges PragerU managers failed to stop is the kind of institutional racism DuRousseau had said no longer existed.
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DuRousseau's complaint alleges that PragerU discriminated against him because of his race and sexual orientation, subjected him to a hostile work environment, retaliated against him and wrongfully terminated him.
“DuRousseau spent years telling Black audiences that systemic racism was over, and he figured out he was wrong only when it happened to him.”
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Xaviaer DuRousseau sues PragerU, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination; PragerU rejects the claims
On November 3, 2026, conservative commentator Xaviaer DuRousseau, a former PragerU personality, sued the Prager University Foundation (PragerU), its chief executive Marissa Streit and six other individuals in Los Angeles Superior Court. The complaint's causes of action include discrimination, hostile work environment harassment and retaliation under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, negligent hiring, supervision and retention, wrongful termination in violation of public policy and whistleblower retaliation. According to The Post Millennial's account of the complaint, DuRousseau alleges that a colleague openly said he was racist and used an anti-gay slur at him four times during a company event in Montana where PragerU had the two share a hotel room, that PragerU refused his requests for security after seven men surrounded him and tried to assault him in Washington, D.C., in June 2026, and that Streit pushed him out in what he calls an "ambush" meeting. PragerU says it "wholly rejects" the claims, does not tolerate discrimination and is facing "a kind of lawfare" aimed at conservative organizations. The case is pending, with a first case management conference set for March 3, 2027.
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Greene's History Can't Hide essay on DuRousseau's lawsuit against PragerU and his past commentary on racism.
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Greene writes that DuRousseau told PragerU audiences that racism happened between individuals and that institutions no longer enforced it, and that his lawsuit alleges PragerU managers knew of racist and anti-gay abuse against him and failed to stop it.
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The essay was published Nov. 9 in Greene's History Can't Hide newsletter.
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The case's reference point is the discrimination, hostile treatment, retaliation and wrongful termination that DuRousseau's complaint alleges against PragerU. Greene describes the alleged failure of PragerU managers to stop racist and anti-gay abuse as institutional racism and writes that it happened to DuRousseau, which treats the alleged conduct as wrongful. Most of the essay criticizes DuRousseau's past views, but its evaluation of the conduct under scrutiny is critical rather than a dispute over how it is described.
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“Xavier DuRousseau, the Black gay MAGA Republican who has previously attacked Cardi B, Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion for supporting Kamala Harris and is also a Nicki Minaj fan, is reportedly suing a horrific conservative organisation he works for, PragerU over alleged workplace discrimination and racism. He claims he was treated unfairly compared to his co-workers. Interestingly, the only way he stands a chance of winning this case is through the policies implemented by Democrats in the state.”Read statement
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