Burlington's former racial equity director is demanding the city pay her $7.5 million, alleging she faced a "racially motivated campaign of denigration" during her tenure that continued well after she resigned in March 2022. Tyeastia Green's allegations are spelled out in a 14-page letter from her attorney and in emails to Burlington city officials, which Seven Days obtained through a public records request. The letter was dated April 3, two days after Green's former boss, mayor Miro Weinberger, left office. While Green and Weinberger clearly had differences, the letter details the depth of their falling-out. At one point, Green alleges, the then-mayor yelled at her on a phone call; soon afterward, he asked her not to resign because he worried it would make him look bad, the letter claims. The wide-ranging missive accuses city officials of attempting to suppress Green's right to free speech and undermining her work; defaming her in media interviews; and coordinating a smear campaign with the City of Minneapolis, where Green worked after leaving Burlington. In recent weeks, Green's friends and supporters launched an open-letter campaign to pressure the city to act. In addition to the payout, Green has demanded a public apology and payment of her legal fees. Last week, however, city officials indicated that a financial settlement is off the table but that they're open to "a restorative process," the emails show. "I'm hopeful that we can start working on that," Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak told Seven Days in an interview, in an effort to learn "where we can improve and understand where things broke down." Contacted by Seven Days, Weinberger denied Green's claims, saying they were unfounded. Green declined to be interviewed. The "demand letter" is an attempt to avoid "costly, prolonged litigation," Green's attorney, Ashley Hill, wrote to city officials. But Green could ultimately decide to take the matter to court. "The City has not initiated any meaningful conversation with my client about any potential remedies or resolution," Hill said in a statement. "The harms articulated are ongoing." Weinberger appointed Green in early 2020 to lead a new city department: the Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging. "Breaking down the barriers of institutional racism and implicit bias requires hard, detailed, and sustained organizational work," he wrote in announcing Green's hiring. But Green's demand letter describes a strained relationship with Weinberger, including previously unreported details about what went on behind closed…