Officials of the Louisville 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 Louisville 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 Louisville is located at 911 S. Brook St. It has 40 advisory board members.
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Salvation Army Louisville Advisory Board
| Advisory Panel member | Affiliated Business, if Available |
| Andrea Scholtz | Jan Scholtz Realty |
| Charles Williams | Cavalier Solutions |
| Scott Reed | Norton Healthcare |
| Bob Bennett | Brown-Forman Corp. (Retired) |
| Diane Kilner | MCM, CPA |
| Steve Tomanchek | WAVE3 News |
| Irv Stumler | Civic Volunteer |
| Aaron Givhan | Givhan and Mitchell Realtors |
| Ann Stickler | Brown-Forman Corporation |
| Bill Kolodey | N/A |
| Bob Meek | Alexander Investment Services |
| Bob Silverthorn Jr | Silverthorn Law Office |
| Catherine Wilson | Kroger |
| Cheryl Cravens | Semonin Realtors |
| Chad Turner | First Bankers Trust Company |
| Christine Wiley | Transcend Credit Union |
| Danielle Davis | Lemonade PR |
| Dana Moody | Civic Volunteer |
| Danny L. Mosby | Jamon Brown Foundation |
| Diane Kilner | MCM |
| Douglas Kottke | Compton, Kottke, & Associates |
| Frank Buster | Byrne Insurance Group |
| Jennifer Morgan | Kentucky Derby Festival |
| Jim Oetken | Broadcast Executive |
| Joanie Duckworth | BKD, LLP |
| Jim Hannon | UPS/Independent Pilots Association |
| John Treitz Jr. | Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC |
| Justin Gordon | Coca-Cola |
| Michael Bucci | Fifth Third Bank |
| Mike Cunha | Sullivan University |
| Patty Davidson | Trilogy Health Services |
| Ray Glass | (Retired) |
| Robert Keats | Keats & Schwietz, PLLC (Attorney) |
| Ron Lewis | Independent Business |
| Sam Plymale | Republic Bank |
| Sarah Luce | Luce Interior Design |
| Scott Waldman | R&B Roofing Remodeling |
| Todd Lanham | USI Insurance |
| Tommy Thomas | First Financial Bank |
| Vickie Elder | Texas Roadhouse Corp. |
Source: Metric Media News Service
