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Officials of the Philadelphia 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 Eastern Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania is located at 701 N. Broad St. It has 15 advisory board members.
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Salvation Army Philadelphia Advisory Board
| Advisory Panel member | Affiliated Business, if Available |
| Scott Borowsky | Kane Communications Inc. |
| Aaron Cohen | Arena Strategies |
| Clerence Christian | Pricing & Strategy, Tribune Me |
| Jeffrey Dunne | Deals Practice & Violate Price |
| Amy Fitzsimmons | Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP. |
| David Hackett | Cozen O'Conner |
| Brady Hopper | UBS Financial Services |
| Jerry Laudicina | Wells Fargo Advisors |
| Ashley Lynam | Montogomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP. |
| Kyra McGrath | WHYY, Inc. |
| J. Barton Riley | Barton Investment |
| Stephen A. Sheller | Sheller, P.C. |
| Mark Solomon | CMS Companies |
| Judith Torres-Lynch | N/A |
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