one North Jersey Town known for touting itself as a progressive Community is being sued over accusations of discrimination two black firefighters in Montclair are suing the township several officials and a test prep vendor alleging the fire department's promotion process favors white firefighters the lawsuit which was first reported by Montclair local and Barista net contends black firefighters faced quote egregious race discrimination in the process because among other items it was reworked to diminish the value of seniority which the suit alleges would have favored black members of the department added a subjective job performance evaluation and conspired with a test prep company to offer services for promotional exams to White firefighters only the suit is Seeking a jury trial and unspecified compensation for damages [Music] [Music]