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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Long Island fire departments accused of displaying Confederate flags and enforcing discriminatory membership policies agreed to settlements with the New York State ...
A Brookhaven Fire Department truck was seen displaying a Confederate flag at a public event in August 2020, leading to public complaints, while the Levittown Fire Department operated a drill team ...
A Brookhaven Fire Department truck was seen displaying a Confederate flag at a public event in August 2020, leading to public complaints, while the Levittown Fire Department operated a drill team ...
A disturbing incident unfolded at the Bayport St. Patrick’s Day Parade over the weekend when two white pickup trucks were spotted flying Confederate flags, drawing swift condemnation from the ...
Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged discrimination. According to the New York State Division of Human Rights ...
The Levittown Fire Department and Fire District is one of three Long Island fire departments that will pay fines and change policies for displaying Confederate flags on its property and ...
Two volunteer fire departments on Long Island have agreed to stop displaying Confederate flags and symbols on their property, undergo state human rights law training and pay fines to settle claims ...
Three volunteer fire departments on Long Island, embroiled in controversy for displaying Confederate flags and engaging in discriminatory practices, have agreed to a settlement, the New York State ...
In a news release Monday, the agency said Brookhaven and Levittown fire departments and districts had displayed the Confederate flag, a historic symbol of the pro-slavery South, on department ...
The Brookhaven and Levittown fire districts also agreed to never display the Confederate flag ever again. Brookhaven NAACP President Dr. Georgette Grier-Key says the settlement is a step in the ...
A Confederate flag was flown from a truck in the Bayport-Blue Point St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce president Karl Auwaerter confirmed in an emailed ...