Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 2000 — Page 2

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amount of pocket change to the Adam’s Mark also has to pay $1.6 prevent discrimination and keep^ radio station, but Vince Fruge, vice million to the office of the Florida thorough records of compliancy, president and general manager of Attorney General to be distributed and submit periodic reports to thy WTLC, said that the station and to historically Black colleges in Department of Justice. 1 . ,.,j v community had to back the boy- Florida. In a separate agreement, Adam’ ^ cott adding, “efforts like ours and “Adam’s Mark is looking for- Mark has announced that Project^ otherentities shows African Ameri- ward to moving ahead and making Equality is also conducting aiy cans that we have economic a good company better, now that employment evaluation and divert power.” this lawsuit is behind us,” said sity training for all employees. Thy Bohannnon said that he has Fred Kummer, the company’s evaluation will cover such areas a^ e heard similar local allegations president and chief executive of- hiring, promotions and salary strucy^

against hotels in past years compa- Acer. “While Adam’s Mark iscomrable to the Florida dispute during rnitted to equality and has never the Black Expo and Circle City intentionally done anything wrong. Classic events, which brings thou- we apologize for any actions that sands of Black visitors to the city, may have made any of our guests However, charges weren’t filed feel uncomfortable or unwel-

because complainants didn’t fol- come.”

low through by writing a detailed Adam’s Mark hasn’t compiled summary of the incident and filing any figures relating to the boycott, a complaint with the NAACP and but is more concerned with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, damage done to the their reputa“The five young African Ameri- tion. Officials say, the hotel has cans should be commended for agreed to implement several meastanding up for their rights,” he sures designed to validate that it

said. provides equal treatment for all „, , Under the settlement, the guests guests. As part of the settlement, CEO, Kweisi Mfume, who hopes" and visitors will receive payment the hotel chain will also enhance the settlement “sends a clear mes-* from a $4.4 million settlement fund, existing policies and practices to sage that discrimination will not be 1 ''

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The hotel chain has expanded^ its presence in Indianapolis with $25 million renovation and expan- ' sion of the former 18 story Blue Cross/Blue Shield building, creating the new Adam’s Mark India-

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“The settlement is a signal that Adam’s Mark and its parent company, the HBE Corp., have committed to make extensive changed " to its operations to insure that Afri-' can American guest are treated^ fairly,” said NAACP president and

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percent either strongly agreeing they had personally been treated tion, and 61.4 percent had an anwith the statement: “I have a great unfairly by the police, 37.5 percent nual family income before taxes n deal of respect for the police in the versus 22.5 percent. Those indi- greater than $30,000. Those inter-

neighborhood.” The majority, 67.1 viduals living south of 42nd St. viewed had lived in the neighbor- 1

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from violent crime and felt there hood, 39.1 percent versus 21.6 per- St., with Blacks and low income < were enough police officers in their cent. (less than $30,000) individuals^ neighborhood most of the time The project was sponsored by more likely to be located in this 1 . 0 (66.1 percent). Butler’s Center for Citizenship and part of the neighborhood (43.4 per- 1 ‘' However, more than one-forth Community, using students en- cent versus 3.8 percent and 27.4^' of those surveyed indicated they rolled in the university’s political percent versus 16 percent, respec-

had personally felt treated unfairly science and sociology classes. lively), by a police officer (28.2 percent). Of those interviewed for the

There were some small differences study, 54.7 percent were female. For farther information on the found in the perceptions of the the average age was approximately survey, contact, Dave Mason, propolice by both race and location of 50, and 52 percent of the respon- fessor of political science, (317 fa: residence. „ dents were white (38.9 percent were 940-9682; Kate Novak, professor Of particular note, are the find- African-American). The vast ma- of sociology and criminal justice, *. ings that African-Americans were jority of the respondents indicated (317) 940-6176; or Margaret more likely (hen whites to believe that they owned their places of Brabant, political science profes^ 9|re-fetpotice fcnstalityMfV'thaareaidWNP(85t2fJ«rcent^48i2pM-'^strjmddiretyoroftheceiaer.ijniy,

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