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Firefighter suspended after racist Facebook post resigns


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© (Facebook) Tyler Roysdon has been suspended from his position for racist comments


DAYTON, Ohio — A volunteer firefighter in Ohio suspended after a Facebook post in which he allegedly indicated he would save a dog from a burning building before a black person has resigned.
Officials say 20-year-old Tyler Roysdon resigned Monday from the Franklin Township Fire Department. He was suspended without pay after the fire chief learned of the post.
The post containing multiple racial slurs had been ordered removed by township officials, who called the content "unacceptable."
A woman who identified herself to WXIX-TV as Joei Frame Roysdon said she's Roysdon's wife. She said he "admitted that he said things that were wrong and apologized." She said everyone deserves a second chance.
A phone number could not be found for Tyler Roysdon.




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Fire chief who directed racial slur at Steelers' Mike Tomlin is out of a job
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Fire chief who directed racial slur at Steelers' Mike Tomlin is out of a job

The fire chief in a town outside Pittsburgh is out of a job after he targeted a racial slur at Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin on Facebook over the team’s decision stay in the locker room for the national anthem on Sunday.
Paul Smith, the chief of Cecil Township Volunteer Fire Station No. 2, wrote: “Tomlin just added himself to the list of no good (n------). Yes I said it.”
Smith’s use of the slur drew a rebuke from officials in Cecil, a town located about 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, and, later Tuesday, the township's board of supervisors announced "Smith is no longer the Volunteer Fire Chief at the Muse Volunteer Fire Company."


The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday that Smith had resigned.

“The media dragged my fire company and township into this as well as my family,” said Paul Smith, former chief of the Muse Township Volunteer Fire Department in Cecil, in a statement to the newspaper.




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Lions' Akeem Spence says his protest during anthem cost father job opportunity


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© Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Detroit Lions defensive tackle Akeem Spence runs through a drill during the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions joint training camp practice on Aug. 11, 2017..

Akeem Spence said his protest during the national anthem cost his father a job.
According to a tweet Thursday by the Lions defensive tackle, a contractor refused to hire his father because Spence kneeled during the national anthem on Sunday.

Spence's father, Floyd Spence, operates Spence Concrete Contractors in Navarre, Fla.
Spence was among eight Lions players to kneel during the anthem. He even took to his Instagram account to post a picture of him kneeling with his teammates, which included Ameer Abdullah and Tahir Whitehead.
He has also been vocal on Twitter about the protests, calling out President Donald Trump and reiterating he won't just stick to sports.
Spence signed with the Lions during the offseason after spending four years with the Buccaneers. He said he made the decision to kneel in last Sunday's game in response Trump's comments about players kneeling during the anthem.





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At Air Force Academy, Black Students Told to ‘Go Home’

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The U.S. Air Force Academy is currently investigating an incident of racial slurs written on the dormitory message boards of five black cadets at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School earlier this week.
Lieutenant Colonel Allen Heritage, director of public affairs for the academy, told Air Force Times the slurs were discovered Monday after one of the cadet’s mother’s posted a photo to Facebook on Wednesday that shows a white board with the words “go home n***** on it. The post has since been removed.
“This is why I’m so hurt!” the mother said. “These young people are supposed to bond and protect each other and the country. Who would my son have to watch out for? The enemy or the enemy?”


Lieutenant General Jay Silveria, superintendent of the academy released a statement Thursday condemning the slurs. “There is absolutely no place in our Air Force for racism,” Silveria said. “It’s not who we are, nor will we tolerate it in any shape or fashion. The Air Force Academy strives to create a climate of dignity and respect for all.... Period.... Those who don’t understand that are behind the power curve and better catch up.”
“You should be outraged not only as an airman, but a human being,” he continued.
The five black students involved in the attacks are part of a group called Cadet Candidates, which is comprised of young men and women who show potential in earning a spot in the academy.


The academy hosted a “Critical Conversations” event on Monday night with 145 cadets to talk about the recent events, according to a Facebook post.
Heritage said the academy’s security forces are looking into the incident as well, but it has no additional information to release at the moment.
After the Charlottesville attacks in August, many U.S military leaders took to Twitter to condemn racism after President Donald Trump compared the violent neo-Nazis to the counterprotesters who opposed them.
General David L. Goldfein, chief of staff of the Air Force, tweeted that he stood “together with my fellow service chiefs in saying that we’re always stronger together.”
Commandant General Robert Neller, the leader of the U.S. Marines, said that there was “no place for racial hatred or extremism in @USMC.”
“Our core values of honor, courage and commitment frame the way Marines live and act,” he said.




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