A Black firefighter in upstate New York alleges in a lawsuit that he and his family have been harassed since he publicly recounted a party he described as racist that he was urged to attend by his supervisor.
Jerrod Jones, the firefighter who said his captain took him to a party last year that mocked Juneteenth, is suing the city of Rochester, N.Y., and its fire department.A Black firefighter in upstate New York alleges in a lawsuit filed in May that he and his family have been harassed since he publicly recounted a party he described as racist that he was urged to attend last year.
According to the lawsuit, Jones stayed at the party for approximately 40 minutes and was told by Krywy, who is a defendant in the lawsuit, that he couldn’t take pictures. After leaving the party with his fire crew, he said he felt completely shocked. Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and Nicholas Nicosia hosted the party last year. The Nicosias’ lawyer addressed Jones’ allegations of racism inlast year, who labeled the event as a “political party” and said that Jones’ allegations were a politically charged “attack.” During the news conference, Znidarsic-Nicosia also admitted to using a fake persona on Twitter to make “blatantly racist comments” toward Black people but added that she was “not a racist person.
“There were people that I didn’t … feel comfortable being in front of a dark, hot, cramped, dangerous space with,” Givens, 59, said. “There were people that I worked with that I didn’t trust.” Regarding Jones’ lawsuit, a spokesperson for the city of Rochester and its Fire Department told NBC News in an email statement that “the City does not comment on pending litigation” and declined to comment further on the matter.
“Full justice means that this will be taken as an example for the future generations who get on the force,” McMurray said. “You know, young Black officers who feel safe — that they’re not going to be tormented, treated poorly or put in positions where their basic dignity is ignored.”Jones told NBC News that he and his former partner, who have a child together, have been harassed and stalked near their homes and in public since the news conference last year.
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