In tweets alleging discriminatory practices at Google, a former diversity recruiter said a manager at the search giant characterized her Baltimore accent as a disability.

In a Twitter thread on Monday that was flagged by Business Insider, April Christina Curley, a Black queer woman, detailed her experiences while working with the company as a recruiter focused on increasing the hiring of students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in engineering roles. Curley, who has a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, was hired in 2014.

She said she was fired in September of 2020, after facing a pattern on harassment in response to her advocacy for Black and Brown students to be considered for roles within the company.

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