Then: Three white job applicants made headlines last year after filing a lawsuit against the Tennessee Aquarium, alleging the nonprofit corporation discriminated against them by denying them a position initially listed for members of minority groups.
In August 2021, plaintiffs Timothy Gunn, Marni Pearce and Zachary Taylor applied for an opening for a community engagement educator at the aquarium, according to their complaint.
The qualifications for the job said the applicant must be from a minority group, the lawsuit said, including but not limited to “African American or Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian American or Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino and applicants who consider themselves to be of more than one race.”
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In a statement in August 2021, aquarium officials said the downtown tourist attraction is an inclusive environment.