The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced to MCC’s Board of Trustees that it has filed a complaint with the EEOC.
At the Feb. 17 meeting of the board, NAACP Kansas City President Nancy Russell presented a statement saying, “Since this Board of Trustees refuses to involve the community in the selection of a chancellor and some other high-level positions, the NAACP has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for alleged discriminatory hiring practices.”
The board recently named Vice Chancellor Mark James, who is white, to replace retiring chancellor Jackie Snyder, who is white.
The organization requested information on the “racial composition” and gender of all students and employees before the March 17 board meeting. The college distributed a response saying, “MCC has worked diligently to improve its diversity and inclusiveness and will continue to do so” and listing the information requested by Russell.
Also attending the meeting was Clinton Adams of the Urban Summit, who presented a statement asking Missouri legislators and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver to “withdraw all support for the allocation of federal and state funds to this institution until you change your discriminatory practices.”
March 8, 2010
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