my former employer racially discriminated and showed favortism to other employees, can I file a discrimination suit??

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it’s illegal for a company with 15 or more employees to treat its employees differently based on their race.  This includes hiring, firing, demotion, promotion, pay raises, pay cuts, severance, and a variety of other terms of employment.  However, there is a 300-day deadline to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the deadline usually starts running on the date of the discriminatory employment action.  If the favoritism you’re talking about was sufficiently serious in the way it affected your livelihood, or the racial jokes were frequent and pervasive, you may have a Title VII claim.  Depending on when you complained to the management, the company itself may be responsible for the discrimination. There are also limited remedies under the Virginia Human Rights Act for victims of race discrimination at companies with fewer than 15 employees.