47:, a black fraternal order of firefighters that fought the fire department to diversify the ranks of the fire department of the 65% black city. He had filed suit in federal court alleging that the elimination of his position as head diversity officer was racially motivated, however, the claims were turned down by the court. Coach Carter, the men's lacrosse coach at Hampton University, played Division II lacrosse at Morgan State, which dropped the sport in 1981.
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59:'s division II lacrosse team, LAX was unique at the historically black college and on May 6, 1981, the MS Bears lost to Loyola of Baltimore in their last match. He graduated, becoming chief of Emergency Medical Services in Baltimore, and coached high school lacrosse. In 2001, Carter founded a
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