Kansas City Fire Department Probed by DOJ for Racism
A Black firefighter claims he was retaliated against for speaking out about racism. Now, the Justice Department is involved.
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A Black firefighter claims he was retaliated against for speaking out about racism. Now, the Justice Department is involved.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Kansas City Fire Department over allegations of racial discrimination within the fire department, The Star has learned.
The probe comes months after The Kansas City Star published articles in December 2020 exposing widespread racism and sex discrimination […] The post DOJ investigating racism in the Kansas City fire department appeared first on TheGrio.
A Kansas City Fire Department battalion chief alleges in a lawsuit that he was retaliated against for speaking to DOJ investigators.
Security video captured the April 16, 2021, incident at a Kansas City hospital.