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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Chelsie Napiza

Black Firefighter Sues For £19m After Co-Worker's Rope Gesture 'Evokes Slavery'

Firefighter Sues Township After Alleged Racism (Credit: Tiktok: NBC New York)

A Black firefighter has filed a federal civil rights suit claiming repeated noose incidents created a hostile, racially hostile workplace.

The complaint, filed by veteran Bloomfield firefighter Patrick Thomas, seeks approximately 19 million ($25 million) in damages for alleged racial harassment after a colleague allegedly handed him a tied noose during training and made mocking remarks.

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