Indianapolis Public Library Leadership Accused Of Racism (Screenshot)
This story has been updated to include a comment from Indianapolis Public Library Board President Jose Salinas.
Indianapolis Public Library leadership are quick to share the work they’ve done in dismantling systemic racism: building branches in underserved areas, broadening collections to represent minority communities and creating an equity plan following the 2020 protests.
If you ask many former and current Black employees, though, you’ll hear a much different story. Former and current employees have described racism, ableism and sexual harassment from library workers and leadership.
During a virtual board meeting May 24, former library employee Bree Flannelly detailed her experiences as a Black woman within the organization. The conversation got off to a rocky start when board President Jose Salinas, a judge in Marion County Superior Court, muted Flannelly before she could share her experiences.
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A lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis that accused it of forcing a school to fire a teacher because of his same-sex marriage was dismissed last week.
Joshua Payne-Elliott filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese in 2019, after he was terminated from his longtime job as a teacher at Cathedral High School. He accused Indianapolis church leaders of ordering his termination because Payne-Elliott is in a same-sex marriage a relationship the Catholic Church does not support.
The case attracted widespread attention, including that of the U.S. Department of Justice under former President Donald Trump and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. Both filed an amicus brief on behalf of the archdiocese and urged the court to throw out the case, citing constitutional protection of religious liberty.
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The organization that has provided court-appointed advocates for children passing through the Marion County judicial system for nearly 40 years has pulled out of contract negotiations more than a week before the new contract takes effect May 1.
The move throws into uncertainty the county s ability to provide enough guardians ad litem or child advocates, known as GALs or CASAs, to children who find themselves navigating legal dilemmas in the judicial system, like divorces, child abuse or neglect cases.
Child Advocates had been the court s provider of court-appointed special advocate services since 1982, but an external audit completed in January raised flags about how the organization was spending city funds. The city s contract with Child Advocates that started January 2020 for $5.4 million had to be re-negotiated twice to be increased to $8.8 million, according to the Office of Public Health and Safety.