Racial Discrimination at the FDNY?
Ruled Wednesday by a New York judge, the city has been informally charged with discriminating against minorities when it comes to hiring firefighters. As it stands now, the department's work force is...
View ArticleChicago Fire Department Must Hire 100 Black Firefighters
Court: Chicago Must Hire 111 Black Firefighters Talk about a long time coming, Black Chicago firefighters get their victory. The Chicago Fire Department was ordered by a federal appeals court to...
View ArticleMothers Of Black 9/11 Firefighters Fight To Keep Their Memory Alive
Mothers Of Black 9/11 Firefighters Fight To Keep Their Memory Alive On September 11th, The New York Fire Department held tributes and memorials that seemed to be missing a few faces and names. Leon...
View ArticleBlack NYC Firefighters Reach $98M Settlement In Discrimination Case
The state of New York had some serious repercussions to pay for discriminating against a group of Black NYC firefighters, and pay they did. The Vulcan Society proudly announced today, March 18 that...
View ArticleHouston Claims Deceased Firefighter’s Cancer Due To Her Race, Won’t Pay...
Source: simonkr / Getty The city of Houston is battling the family of a deceased firefighter who died of cancer, which officials and her own fire department chief said was a direct result of her line...
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