Rich CEO Refused to Let Black Janitor Attend His Father’s Funeral — Later, Their Secret Went Public

They called him invisible—just another Black janitor pushing a mop through Pinnacle Tech's gleaming corridors. When Sam Miller's adoptive father died, CEO Charles Dunham denied his bereavement leave with a dismissive wave, then approved time off for a white employee's pet funeral minutes later. It was supposed to end there. But as whispers spread through the company about Dunham's unusually personal vendetta against a maintenance worker, Sam discovered his demotion to bathroom duty was just the beginning of a story buried for thirty years—one that would force both men to confront questions of identity, privilege, and what truly makes someone a father.