An African-American on-air host for Fox News has joined a group of current and former employees suing the cable channel and some of its senior executives for alleged racial discrimination.

Kelly Wright, who is a Saturday afternoon anchor for Fox News and a former co-host of the weekend edition of “Fox & Friends,” is one of 11 current and former employees seeking class action status for their lawsuit. Wright claims in the suit that his race has held him back at the channel and that he has been “asked to perform the role of a ‘Jim Crow’ — the racist caricature of a Black entertainer.”