Black firefighters light up smokin' hot FDNY calendar
SLIDESHOW - The official FDNY 2013 calendar went on sale on last Monday. 13 shirtless firefighters showed off their chiseled abs for the sake of charity...
Cory Booker's 'heroics' praised by Newark residents
theGRIO REPORT - Cory Booker's 'heroic actions' didn't come as a complete surprise to the people who work most closely with him...
NYC judge: Minorities owed at least $128 mil
NEW YORK - New York City Judge Nicholas Garaufis has announced that at least $128 million is owed to Latinos and African Americans on discrimination charges by the New York City Fire Department...
Oakland: 1st black woman to lead major fire dept.
theGRIO REPORT - Theresa Deloach-Reed, 52, was named chief of the Oakland city fire department. Reed has been fighting fires for nearly 30 years, has seen many changes on the job and calls her appointment 'exciting'...
Fire department discrimination burns blacks
OPINION - For many African-Americans the dreams of rising as a firefighter have been forced to give way due to discriminatory promotion and hiring practices...
NY fire commissioner recruits at black church
WEB RUNDOWN - With a protracted racial discrimination lawsuit looming over the Fire Department, Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano went to a black church...
