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Officials of the Cincinnati branch of the Salvation Army remain quiet on the organization's demand that white donors to "apologize" for racism, and on calls by critics to repudiate the statement.
The Salvation Army of Greater Cincinnati hasn't issued a public statement, or addressed the matter on its Facebook page or Twitter account.
The demands were made earlier this year by the Salvation Army's Alexandria, Va.-based leadership, which released training materials to educate its white donors, volunteers and employees.
The materials call on white donors to the Salvation Army "to stop denying the existence of individual and systemic/institutional racism.”
“They exist, and are still at work to keep White Americans in power," they said.
"Many have come to believe that we live in a post-racial society, but racism is very real for our brothers and sisters who are refused jobs and housing, denied basic rights and brutalized and oppressed simply because of the color of their skin," one lesson explains. "There is an urgent need for Christians to evaluate racist attitudes and practices in light of our faith, and to live faithfully in today’s world."
Color Us United, a group "created to speak out against those who want to divide America," has demanded the Salvation Army "release a statement making clear that America isn’t a racist country."
The Salvation Army removed the training materials on Nov. 25, announcing it wasn't its "intention" to ask whites to apologize for being racist.
The Salvation Army of Greater Cincinnati s located at 114 E. Central Parkway. It has 42 advisory board members.
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Salvation Army Cincinnati Advisory Board
| Advisory Panel member | Affiliated Business, if Available |
| Robby Arrasmith | Messer Construction |
| Michael R. Agricola | Fifth Third Private Bank |
| David C. Armour | KPMG, LLP |
| Michael J. Battoclette | Champlin Architecture |
| Richard H. Beckert | Merrill Lynch |
| Michael Bochnovich | IBM Global Services |
| Jamahal Boyd | The Crossroads Center |
| Kevin M. Bruegge | The Evelo/Singer/Sullivan Group |
| Marion Byndon | Duke Energy |
| Mark E. Caner | W&S Financial Group Distributors |
| Michael T. Cappel | Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL |
| Randolph J. Chavez | Fifth Third Bank |
| Patrick Corrigan | Corrigan Engineering Consulting, LLC |
| John D. Dovich | John D. Dovich & Associates, LLC |
| Louis A. Fender | WesBanco |
| Bob Grace | Turner Construction |
| Dean Gregory | Montgomery Inn Boathouse |
| Lucinda Heekin | Retired |
| Richard P. Homan | FBH Property Development |
| Danielle Ivory | Ohio National Financial |
| Steven C. Kieffner | Alliance Business Lending, LLC |
| Linda M. Lake | Western & Southern Financial Group |
| Nate Lampley | Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP |
| Mike Langer | Yuxi Global |
| Charles LeBoeuf | Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP |
| Mark H. Longenecker Jr. | Longenecker Law Firm, LLC |
| Gino J. McGowens | African-American Chamber |
| Ross Meyer | Interact for Health |
| Caleb Miller | The Jeff Ruby Foundation |
| Gary Millerchip | The Kroger Company |
| Maura Moran-Berry | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital |
| Mona H. Morrow | WCPO-TV |
| Joseph A. Pichler | The Kroger Company |
| Matt Reckman | First Financial Bank |
| James J. Ryan Jr. | US Bank Private Client Reserve |
| John J. Schiff Jr. | Cincinnati Financial Corporation |
| Rana Schiff | The Kroger Company |
| Kevin M. Sheehan | Hilltop Basic Resources, Inc. |
| William S. Sloneker | Cincinnati Asset Management (CAM) |
| Thomas P. Tierney Sr. | Great American Insurance Co. |
| Derek van Amerongen MD | Humana of Ohio |
| E. Todd Wilkowski | Frost Brown Todd LLC |
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