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February 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court seems willing to let a group of African American applicants sue the city of…
January 22, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - The city must revamp fire department hiring practices that discriminated against black applicants and possibly pay…
December 11, 2009
10 firefighters, including four minorities, who took the 2003 tests but were not plaintiffs in the court case were promoted…
November 20, 2009
VIDEO - Move over balloon boy. A teen in Jackson, Mississippi has provided new drama. But this was no hoax...
November 19, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) A group of black Connecticut firefighters hopes to block promotions for white firefighters who won a…
October 29, 2009
When they made it into the water they found a woman seatbelted inside. She had no pulse and was not…
September 2, 2009
theGRIO VIDEO -- Across the country, firefighter entrance exams have been under heavy scrutiny because of its disparate impact on…
July 28, 2009
A senior Houston firefighter apologized Monday for keeping a rope that looked like hangman's noose in his locker, saying it…
July 16, 2009
In Washington this morning, questioning of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has spilled over into a third day - with…
July 16, 2009
Today, two firefighters from New Haven, Connecticut step from the audience to the witness table. They will testify against Sonia…
July 9, 2009
Houston's Inspector General launched an investigation into the source of the racist message on the city's radio channel. Houston Fire…
June 29, 2009
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race,…