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Officials of the Detroit branch of the Salvation Army remain quiet on the organization's demand that white donors "apologize" for racism and on calls by critics to repudiate the statement.
The Salvation Army of Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan is located at 16130 Northland Drive in Southfield. It has 74 advisory board members.
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Salvation Army Detroit Advisory Board
| Advisory Panel member | Affiliated Business, if Available |
| John E. Turner | US Military |
| Theresa Turner | US Military |
| Timothy Meyer | US Military |
| Timothy Pascoe | US Military |
| Judith Tekautz | US Military |
| Lori Meyer | US Military |
| Debra Pascoe | US Military |
| Jonathan Cooper | US Military |
| Chrissy Cooper | US Military |
| John Hale | Salvation Army |
| Elizabeth Moon Carter | Salvation Army |
| Sharon Tatom Garcia | Salvation Army |
| Russell Dobney | Salvation Army |
| Christina Gallop | Salvation Army |
| Terri Butler | Salvation Army |
| Christina Holman | Salvation Army |
| Teresa DeBastiani | Bank of America |
| Kurt E. Tech M.D. | Beaumont Health |
| Angela Cusmano | Dahring / Cusmano Investment Professionals |
| Clenetta Frazier | Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers, Inc |
| Thomas Callan | UHY Advisors |
| David M. Thoms | Varnum, LLP |
| Gary Marowske | Flame Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, & Electrical |
| Janet Lawson | The Shepherd Group |
| Daniel F. Ponder | Franco |
| Ronald Marcinelli | Comerica Bank |
| John (Jack) Ray | Salvation Army |
| John J. Latella | Legacy Fantasy Sports |
| Troy A. Barker | Southeast Michigan Adult Rehabilitation Center |
| Alisha Bell | Wayne County Commissioner |
| John Below | Bodman PLC |
| Eden Berdugo | University of Michigan Board Fellow |
| Derek Brown | Quorum Commercial |
| Robert N. Brown | Univ. of Detroit Mercy Law School |
| Burton W. Carlson Jr. | |
| Ewa Matuszewski | MedNetOne Health Solutions |
| George A. Clark Jr. | PNC Wealth Management |
| Jim Cunningham | Monarch Investments |
| Ed Deeb | Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation |
| Robert B. Fair Jr. | |
| Paolo Franzese | Franzese USA |
| Susan Keels | Royal Park Hotel |
| Geoffrey Gallinger | Butzel Long |
| Courtney Gilliam | Superior Industries |
| Ted Galeski | Downriver Advisory Council |
| Ray Gunn | CEO Wingspan Group |
| Mel Haggood | Nivar Property Management & Investments |
| Barbara Jean Johnson | Tireman Conference & Banquet Center |
| Anil Kapoor | Bank of America |
| Emily Kazmierczak | Metro Detroit Women's Auxiliary |
| W. Bruce Knight | Knight & Firth, P.C. |
| Sunita Lala | The Walt Disney Company |
| Jonathan Latella | GM Financial |
| Herman Moore | Tackle Life Foundation |
| Jackson Pilutti | University of Michigan Board Fellow |
| Dick Purtan | Hall of Fame Broadcaster |
| Percy Richardson | Great Lakes Benefit Group |
| Steven H. Riga | Morgan Stanley |
| Stephen Rohr | Varnum, LLP |
| Thomas F. Rost | R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes |
| Maria Salinas | Congress of Communities |
| Jeff Sangster | Kotz Sangster |
| David G. Strachan | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles General Detroit Area |
| Jean Stachura | Plymouth Advisory Council |
| Richard J. Strowger | |
| Edward M. Thomas | American Settlement Centers |
| Jim Vella | Vella Strategic Philanthropy Group |
| Tarence Wheeler | The Wheeler Group |
| Jimm White | White Financial, LLC |
| Crystal Williams | Crystal Vision Communications, LLC |
| Scott Wolffis | Fifth Third Bank |
| Nicole M. Wotlinkski | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan |
| Robert Zocco | HighNoon Promotions & Apparel |
| Frank Sopata | Royal Oak Corps Advisory Council |
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