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Rochester Firefighter Suing After Being Forced To Attend Racist-Themed Party | TSR Investigates

Rochester Firefighter Suing After Being Forced To Attend Racist-Themed Party | TSR Investigates THE SHADE ROOM Aug 30, 2022 Jerrod Jones, a Black firefighter in Rochester, New York claims he was forced to go to a racist party by his supervisor, while on the clock. Jones was shocked when he entered the “Liberal Smashing, Splish Splash Pool Party.'' He immediately noticed a cardboard cutout of Donald Trump at the door, Juneteenth flags displayed next to buckets of chicken, and

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Black firefighter alleges captain took group to racist party with display mocking Juneteenth holiday

AUGUST 12, 2022 / 1:08 PM / CBS/AP A legal filing by a Black firefighter in western New York alleges he was pressured by a superior into going to a party that contained racist imagery. In a notice of claim filed Thursday, Jerrod Jones said the party occurred last month at a private home in a wealthy section of Rochester. He and two other firefighters attended after their captain, Jeffrey Krywy, allegedly told them they should all go to the party. Jones, a 14-year department v

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Black firefighter says captain took group to racist party

apnews.com August 11, 2022 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A legal filing by a Black firefighter in western New York alleges he was pressured by a superior into going to a party that contained racist imagery. In a notice of claim filed Thursday, Jerrod Jones said the party occurred last month at a private home in a wealthy section of Rochester. He and two other firefighters attended after their captain, Jeffrey Krywy, allegedly told them they should all go to the party. Jones, a 14-ye

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Rich Mom Who Threw Racist Party Denies Being Racist—Then Admits It

‘BLATANTLY RACIST’ The Daily Beast Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Breaking News Intern Published Aug. 23, 2022 7:33PM ET A wealthy Rochester mom held a press conference Tuesday to defend herself against accusations of racism, spilling tears over the pressures of cancel culture—but ended up admitting to engaging in racist behavior, anyway. Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia is being sued by a local fireman after he was invited to a racist party she threw, dubbed a “Juneteenth Parody,” which fe

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Lawsuit accuses Bello of stalling County Legislature redistricting

By Jeremy Moule @jfmoule www.rochestercitynewspaper.com PHOTO BY MAX SCHULTE Monroe County Executive Adam Bello. The Rochester branch of the NAACP and several other plaintiffs have filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to take the reins in the stalled process to redraw the Monroe County Legislature’s 29 districts. The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday in federal court, follows County Executive Adam Bello’s veto of a controversial redistricting plan that the Legislature pass

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In lawsuit, Buffalo police officers allege racist remarks by a captain

The Buffalo News Matthew Spina , Charlie Specht Nov 22, 2022 Updated Dec 7, 2022 Buffalo police Capt. Amber Beyer, who heads up the police department's Behavioral Health Team, speaks during a press conference Sept. 14, 2020, in Buffalo City Hall. Beyer was accused of making racist comments at work by two Buffalo police officers in a lawsuit filed Nov. 21, 2022 against the city, the Buffalo Police Department and Beyer. Buffalo News file photo Inside Buffalo police headquarters

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Black Employees Accuse Buffalo Police Captain Of Racism

In a 17-page lawsuit filed by three Black employees with the department, Beyer was accused of launching into a 20-minute racist rant back in May. Shannon Dawson blAck america.web Amber Beyer of the Buffalo Police Behavioral Health department has been accused of racism and of creating a hostile work environment. This week, in a 17-page lawsuit filed by three Black employees with the department, Beyer was accused of launching into a 20-minute racist rant back in May. According

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Lawsuit: Police captain went on racist ‘rant’

Two Black officers and a mental health clinician say their supervisor with Buffalo police made a series of outrageous, derogatory remarks at a May meeting and later kept it up with extensive use of the N word. By Geoff Kelly A Buffalo police captain told officers she supervised that Black cops were more likely to cheat on their wives than white cops. The captain said she’d be suspicious if she saw a Black man in her neighborhood. She claimed white police officers suffered pos

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Buffalo Police Captain sued for racist rant, hostile work environment

A lawsuit has been filed against Buffalo police captain Amber Beyer. Beyer is accused by other officers of going on a "racist rant" while on duty. By: Hannah Buehler Posted at 6:10 PM, Nov 22, 2022 and last updated 11:24 AM, Dec 02, 2022 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In a 17-page lawsuit, filed in Federal Court, three members of the Buffalo Police Behavioral Health Team allege their boss, Amber Beyer went on a 20-minute racist rant in May. The three plaintiffs, all African American

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Police Captain Accused of ‘Humiliating’ Black Cops With Racist Rant Gets Suspended

Three Black officers who worked under the police captain have sued the Buffalo Police Department. Brooke Leigh Howard Reporter Published Dec. 05, 2022 2:41PM ET The Daily Beast The New York police captain at the center of a lawsuit against the city of Buffalo and its police department has been suspended without pay after being accused of going on a racist diatribe during a cop training session earlier this year and retaliating against officers who complained. According to the

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Cop accused of racist rant is suspended

Captain Amber Beyer, head of the department’s Behavioral Health Team, is accused by fellow officers of making racially offensive remarks Author: Investigative Post, Geoff Kelly Published: 3:23 PM EST December 2, 2022 Updated: 3:30 PM EST December 2, 2022 BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo police captain accused of delivering a racist rant at police headquarters in May has been suspended without pay. Two Buffalo police officers and a mental health specialist filed a lawsuit in federal

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Sinclair files sexual harassment lawsuit against Flagler-Mitchell, Monroe County

WXXI News | By Jeremy Moule Published November 24, 2021 at 12:33 PM EST Monroe County Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell faces a $1 million sexual harassment lawsuit from LaKaya Sinclair, the 20-year-old woman who received unsolicited sexually explicit messages from Flagler-Mitchell late last year. Sinclair and her attorneys from Advocates for Justice, Arthur Schwartz and former Democratic congressional candidate Nate McMurray, filed the lawsuit Tuesday. The complaint also na

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Woman who accused Flagler-Mitchell of sexual harassment plans to sue

Victoria E. Freile Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The young Rochester woman who earlier this year accused a Monroe County legislator of sexually harassing her following Rochester's largest mass shooting in recent memory intends to file a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages. Lakaya Sinclair was 19 when she hosted a party at her family's Pennsylvania Avenue home in September 2020. Gunfire erupted at a backyard house party with more than 100 people present. Two young adults

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Woman who accused county lawmaker of harassment intends to sue

by WHAM Monday, November 22nd 2021 Monroe County Legislator Ernest Flagler Mitchell (WHAM file photo - Jan. 2021) Rochester, N.Y. — LaKaya Sinclair intends to sue Monroe County and Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell after he allegedly harassed and manipulated her. Sinclair was 20 when she said Flagler-Mitchell offered his help to her following a mass shooting at her home in September 2020. Instead, Sinclair says Flagler-Mitchell began sending her late-night messages, culminat

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advocates for justice chartered attorneys

Advocates for Justice 225 Broadway Suite 1902 New York, NY 10007 Tel: (212) 285-1400 aschwartz@advocatesny.com

advocates
for justice
chartered attorneys

Advocates for Justice
225 Broadway
Suite 1902
New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 285-1400
aschwartz@advocatesny.com