context: . Although the defendant briefly suggests that the January 2004 e-mail does not qualify as protected activity, Def.'s Mot. at 25, the email contains allegations of discrimination against the African-American members of the Task Force in receiving foreign assignments, and thus likely does constitute protected activity.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 899 F.2d 203, 209
citation_a.parenthetical: finding informal protests of discriminatory practices, including complaints to management, to be protected activity
citation_a.sentence: See Broderick v. Donaldson, 437 F.3d 1226, 1232 (D.C.Cir.2006) (holding that "[n]ot every complaint garners its author protection under Title VII ... the complaint must in some way allege unlawful discrimination, not just frustrated ambition”) (internal citations omitted); see also Sumner v. U.S. Postal Serv., 899 F.2d 203, 209 (2d Cir.1990) (finding informal protests of discriminatory practices, including complaints to management, to be protected activity).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 437 F.3d 1226, 1232
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that "[n]ot every complaint garners its author protection under Title VII ... the complaint must in some way allege unlawful discrimination, not just frustrated ambition"
citation_b.sentence: See Broderick v. Donaldson, 437 F.3d 1226, 1232 (D.C.Cir.2006) (holding that "[n]ot every complaint garners its author protection under Title VII ... the complaint must in some way allege unlawful discrimination, not just frustrated ambition”) (internal citations omitted); see also Sumner v. U.S. Postal Serv., 899 F.2d 203, 209 (2d Cir.1990) (finding informal protests of discriminatory practices, including complaints to management, to be protected activity).