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Bronx Parks ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Victim Files $15 Million Dollar Notice to...
Anthony Crum says working at the New York City Parks Department is no walk in the park. The claim alleges that on December 20, 2011, around 0830 hours, Crum, a dark skinned male, part Shinnecock and Blackfoot Indian, found a dark skinned Black doll...
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Black Midtown Hotel Cook: Two Co-Workers Dressed Like the Ku Klux...
A black midtown hotel cook says two co-workers inside of a year have dressed like the Ku Klux Klan and harassed him. Julius Jones said the latest incident occurred Tuesday at the Roger Smith Hotel — a day after he hit the hotel and three...
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A Black Hotel Cook Alleges Further Retaliation When Another Employee Donned...
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $35 million federal lawsuit that The Roger Smith Hotel in Midtown Manhattan fostered a hostile work environment by ignoring and failing to properly...
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Black Employee Subjected to Makeshift Dummy ‘Hanging’ From A Beam
Islip officials are investigating a Halloween prank in which a town employee hung a masked dummy from a roof beam at a Central Islip parks maintenance shop. The effigy upset at least one African-American town employee, who reported it to police but...
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A Black Hotel Cook Sues Employer Midtown Hotel for $25 Million...
Julius Jones says working at The Roger Smith Hotel in Midtown Manhattan is no picnic. Jones, who is African American, said that he started working at the hotel in November 2008 and endured violent behavior and offensive language from some white...
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Federal Judge Denies City’s Request to Delay Creating A New FDNY...
A federal judge denied the city's request for an extension to create a new Fire Department entrance exam that doesn't discriminate against minority-group candidates. Read...
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