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- Three Black men sued American Airlines, alleging racial discrimination on a January flight.
- The men were removed because of a body odor complaint from a white flight attendant.
- American Airlines said it was investigating the incident.
A trio of Black men sued American Airlines on Wednesday, saying they faced racial discrimination on a flight in January.
Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph, and Xavier Veal filed a lawsuit in federal court about their removal from and eventual reinstatement on the plane.
The three men, along with five other Black men, were flying from Phoenix to New York. None of them knew each other or were seated together.