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Allegations of racism in the Houston Fire Department continue to smolder as the nation casts an eye on the Gates/Crowley arrest situation. In May, African-American firefighters sued alleging "'systemic discrimination' [on promotion exams]." A few weeks ago, racist and sexist graffiti in the women's dorm was the latest in a string of incidents at Station 54. Now the embattled department is dealing with a noose at Station 41. Per Chron.com, "an NAACP vice president, said he talked to virtually everyone at Station 41 in east Houston and concluded that the noose was an unconscious mistake, albeit hurtful to the black firefighter who reported it..." However, some citizens are not satisfied with that assessment or the captain's apology. They will be demonstrating at noon today outside city hall at the "Rally Against Hate." Let us know what you think Houston. Is the training knot incident being blown out of proportion or is this just another indicator that HFD has a serious issue? Sound off in the comments or show up at city hall.