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In reply to the discussion: Starbucks drops Jewish group from bias training [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)76. My issue was with the way the ADL was attacked
Some of the things that were said about that organization were ridiculous and offensive.
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I'm sure the Southern Poverty Law Center could refer them to better people to consult with.
moriah
May 2018
#2
Actually, that's really a very sore spot for many in the African-American civil rights community.
EffieBlack
May 2018
#74
Increasing their sales numbers are also priorities for the company and expanding locations are also
EffieBlack
May 2018
#16
This is another example of how discrimination against minorities gets sucked into a vortex
EffieBlack
May 2018
#9
Glad I'm not the only one who felt it odd to have a group not AA-run being consulted for this.
moriah
May 2018
#11
Unfortunate, they should have been allowed to contribute. Antisemitism is still all too common
Amishman
May 2018
#4
Notwithstanding the loud whooshing sound of the irony of your comment sailing over our heads ...
EffieBlack
May 2018
#22
"Activists" who want a group more like Black Lives Matter instead of one who hasn't supported it?
moriah
May 2018
#17
Yes because Eric Holder, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Heather McGee didn't notice the racist org
kcr
May 2018
#35
Why do you assume I'm suggesting that they didn't "notice" anything until Mallory pointed it out?
EffieBlack
May 2018
#37
Why would they give inside counsel after agreeing to work along side such a racist orginization?
kcr
May 2018
#39
Tamika Mallory's "involvement" doesn't mean the ADL should have been brought in as a trainer
EffieBlack
May 2018
#33
Are you saying that I'm anti-semitic because I don't think the ADL should have been brought in as a
EffieBlack
May 2018
#36
They have lots of experience - just not any experience doing anti-racism training related to
EffieBlack
May 2018
#49
I'm actually VERY familiar with the ADL and have worked alongside them for many years.
EffieBlack
May 2018
#54
I don't know. What is your beef with me when I came in here slamming Tamika Mallory?
kcr
May 2018
#58
Joe Madison interviewed Sherrilyn Ifill (Prez of NAACP Legal Defense Fund) & she explained this
BumRushDaShow
May 2018
#41