How can Emig lead MCLP?

By:  Diane Benjamin According to the paper, Alderman Julie Emig has been named Executive Director of the Multicultural Leadership Program.    https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/mclp-names-emig-as-executive-director/article_f62cf167-1366-568a-8882-b239c781b9cf.html She sits one person away from the racists mayor and says nothing.  Don’t forget, Not In Our Town hasn’t said a word either. According to the article:   “A program designed to develop leaders […]

Tari’s Racist comment isn’t going away

Link to WEEK TV story: https://week.com/news/bloomington-normal-news/2019/06/24/black-chamber-of-commerce-member-addressed-bloomington-mayors-racial-comments-at-council-meeting/   By:  Diane Benjamin Public Comment during the Bloomington City Council meeting featured two speakers from outside of Bloomington who felt they had to travel area to confront the mayor.  The first guy was Cornel Darden representing the South Suburban Region Black Chamber of Commerce.  Hear his comments at […]

UPDATE:  Tari on Connect Transit (WJBC)

Audio below  By:  Diane Benjamin Bloomington’s mayor is having a bad couple of weeks.  Tari was on WJBC this morning talking about his Clarence Thomas comment, of course social media is to blame.  The WJBC reporter who was at the meeting asked Tari for a comment but he refused.  Howard Packowitz should have included it […]

Tari Renner: Clarence Thomas doesn’t act Afro-American

By:  Diane Benjamin Tari did show up at his Open House last night.  He was surrounded by people who wanted their voices heard on the Connect Transit Board.  The conversation turned to “diversity”. Diversity in Tari’s world is people of all skin colors who agree with everything he thinks.  Diversity of thought isn’t allowed. Tari’s […]