From the New York Fire Department, seven African-American employees complained how a continuous pattern of racial discrimination has caused them to be paid less than white employees. The lawsuit, found a similar complaint last year by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The lawsuit explains how the percentage of African-American employees in emergency medical related jobs should get more money than in lower-paying jobs. However, this was violated to the African-Americans by giving them less money than lower-paying jobs. Even though white and black people have the same job, the lawsuit expressed how African-Americans are paid less money than white employees.
The lawsuit explains how it is harder for African-Americans to advance in
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Brewington explains how the police didn’t have an accurate description of who they were searching for. Also, he claims that they didn’t have the right to find the first black person they saw and accuse that person of shoplifting. Lanier expresses how he spent 20 minutes in their car before he was released without an apology or explanation. Lanier who had once worked for Long Island’s Nassau County explains how they were going to file a lawsuit against the Garden City police. Lanier expresses that the two white police officers should be punished for their actions and hand over their badges.
Racial discrimination has affected the lives of many people who consist of different races. This shouldn’t represent how our life has to be based on the color of our skin. Although racial discrimination was a major problem in our past, people should learn about these mistakes and why they’re wrong. People need to realize that we can’t change the past, but we can make the future a better outcome. Racism has been one of those topics where I highly disagree how people are treating others because of their race. White, Asian, African-American, or any other race shouldn’t determine how our lives need to be