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Ex-Consultant Offers Critical Perspective on GM Program I The escalating criticisms of i the process and pace of GM'i ini- < tiative to address allegations of i discriminatory conduct within its 1 Minority Dealer Development i Program do not surprise Philadel- I phia native Jack Borman. i ; Borman, a former consultant for the program, says GM officials j canceled his consulting contracts < because he tried to help minority dealers take advantage of their I rights under this program, sup posedly implemented to increase GM's minority dealer population. 1 ' "There is absolutely no ques- j tion in my mind that my destruc tion is the result of my making I suggestions to improve the pro gram," said Borman, who has worked in various aspects of the auto industry since 1973. Borman's principle task with the program was working directly with minority dealers to provide them with hands-on expertise in operating their dealerships. "There are mid-level GM offi cials who are hostile to the pro gram. They think it is wrong to give breaks to minorities, contin ued Borman, who says the com ments are not 'sour grapes.' I saw GM put (Black) dealers out of bpsiness." Borman says in 1993 GM paid him to do an extensive report on improvements required for the Minority Program, but once he completed the report GM officials "never looked at it." Borman's comments on atti tudes inside GM about the Minority Program come at a time when frustrated Black dealers and their supporters are calling on GM Board Chairman John F. Smith to ' personally get involved with salvaging the controversy-mired initiative. ; "Being the largest corporation in the world, GM welds enormous I ! power and has used that power in intimidating ways in attempting to sover-up the shameful acts of an unscrupulous and racist faction within its management structure, stated a March 28 letter to Smith from Richard Wallace. He is a spokesman for the network of Black dealers, ex-dealers and Black GM executives seeking changes in the program. Smith could not be reached Tor comment on the letter from Wallace. "Network" members are disil lusioned with an audit of the pro gram agreed upon last summer by Smith at the urging of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. Questionable conduct alleged ly committed last month by Doris Davenport, a top aide to Jackson and Wcldon Latham, the promi nent Washington, D.C. attorney hired by Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH to audit the pro gram, aggravated anger by mem bers of the network "If left unresolved, this current controversy has the potential of seriously tainting...GM and most importantly you," stated a letter from Wallace to Rev. Jackson. Davenport has resigned from Rainbow/PUSH and the Alabama Bar Association has reportedly asked the D.C Bar to investigate charges of unethical conduct levied led against Latham by attorneys of a Black former GM dealer in Tuskegee, Ala. Latham denies the charges. Jack Borman, like members of the network, doubts the audit will earnestly address deficiencies in the program. "I hqve 10,000 pages of docu ments on how GM's program works. By Mr. Latham not con tacting me, I'm convinced there is a cover-up," Borman said during a recent interview. "I'm disappoint ed with Jesse Jackson," he said. 1 ' *+ [?; *?" ' ffrty ftw ir., irMf caMpaajr. Young entrepreneur is on the web Los Angeles ? Knowledge Key2Success, a direct marketing company specializing in special interest videos and CD-ROMS announces today that its entire 10,000 title catalog is now available for browsing and ordering on the Internet www. Know ledge Key 2 Success.com. "We put our catalog on-]ine because we know Internet users are information seekers," said com pany president, Jeffrey Elam, Jr.", "and our line of how-to, instruc tional and educational videos and CD-ROMS are in big demand." 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Non-profit organizations and schools can also register for a very unique year round Internet fundraising program. Webmasters from other commercial websites can even exchange banners or links and download banner art directly through the website. Elam went on to say that, "This website allows us to provide tremendous customer service to oui Internet visitors We have designed an easy-to-use shopping basket sys tem and offer several secured on liii ordering options to give oui customers complete confidence when doing Internet commerce with us. Wc accept all major credit cards, will also accept orders through an 800#. Phflmhpr hplnc u/ith orint V1AU11K/V1 llVl^/U ? The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it would award a pilot grant or S200.000 to the City of Winston Salem for the redevelopment of rundown commercial and industri al properties called brownfields. The city will use the grant money to assess the redevelopment needs of the Liberty Street Corri dor, and to educate community developers and others about brownfields, which are hard to redevelop because of real or per ceived environmental contamina tion. The Environmental Issues Committee of the greater Win ston-Salem Chamber of Com merce prepared the application for the grant. The Chamber decided to help the city apply for this grant because the redevelopment of brownfields helps preserve unde veloped greenfields while increas ing the city's tax base. "We hope that the grant money will play an important role in fos tering the redevelopment of urban areas in Winston-Salem," said Chamber President Gayle Ander son. The Liberty Street Corridor has long been identified as an area in serious need of redevelopment. The city and other groups have made considerable efforts to rede velop the corridor's core business district over the years. The state's brownfields law. 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