KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A veteran Kansas City firefighter won a race discrimination lawsuit this week against the Fire Department and city. Tarshish "T.J." Jones was a firetruck driver. He claimed that the department deprived him a promotion because of race. "It's...
Month: October 2017
Kansas City firefighter speaks after winning discrimination claim against city
Tarshish Jones, an African American firefighter who was awarded $356,694 in compensatory damages in a race discrimination lawsuit against the city, spoke Friday about the jury's verdict. Jones, a firetruck driver, claimed in the suit filed in Jackson County Circuit...