On Wednesday, we said bon voyage to a group of talented student-musicians taking a bit of the Tennessee Valley across the Pond! The UTC Band, the Marching Mocs, are headed
climate of fear and intimidation within d.c. fire and ems. today they are leveling serious allegations of widespread racism against fire chief dennis ruben and his top brass. dozens of black d.c. firefighters filed into a federal courthouse and filed a class action lawsuit against the city and d.c. fire and ems. veteran firefighters say since 2007 and under the leadership of fire chief dennis ruben they have experienced institutional racism in the department. it s a hurting feeling because i felt years ago our department was heading in the right direction. there was a lot of unity amongst the firefighters. i feel over the last few years we ve lost that and we re here now to try to regain that. reporter: it s a serious charge and according to the 30- page lawsuit, black firefighters work in a hostile work environment where whites are disproportionately promoted while blacks are being punished. the suit details more than 30 specific incidents. we re talking race discrimin