Official organization of NYFD African American Firefighters
[Picture Courtesy of Center for Constitutional Rights]
By now, one would believe, that there would be numerous stories in metro New York City news media about the federal judge’s decision regardingĂ‚Â United States, et al. v City of New York, a federal class action lawsuit originating from two Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges filed by Center for Constitutional Studies on behalf of the Vulcan Society and three individual African-American firefighter applicants, charging the New York City Fire Department with racially discriminatory hiring practices.
Nope.
But there is an online front-page story in the
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NYFD Black Firefighters Win Significant Court Battle: Where Are the Stories?
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Official organization of NYFD African American Firefighters
[Picture Courtesy of Center for Constitutional Rights]
By now, one would believe, that there would be numerous stories in metro New York City news media about the federal judge’s decision regardingĂ‚Â United States, et al. v City of New York, a federal class action lawsuit originating from two Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges filed by Center for Constitutional Studies on behalf of the Vulcan Society and three individual African-American firefighter applicants, charging the New York City Fire Department with racially discriminatory hiring practices.
Nope.
But there is an online front-page story in the
(more…)
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