Dear NAACP and Corporate office of Wal-Mart and fellow bloggers

NAACP National Headquarters or NAACP Legal Department
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore MD 21215
Bruce S. Gordon, CEO
Andrea Brown
410-580-5116

and

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
702 Southwest Eighth Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-8611.
Lee Scott. CEO
amy.wyatt@wal-mart.com
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Attention: Lee Scott

Dear NAACP and Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart:


Today, I read in Frost Illustrated issue dated September 20, 2006 some serious issues about the Wal-Mart store opening in Fort Wayne, Indiana at Southtown Centre Mall. This Wal-Mart on the southside has a dress code, but no U scan lanes, and no layaway. This store and will not be opened 24 hours nor accept the WIC vouchers of women and children. This is totally unacceptable. We know Wal-Mart's history of discrimination against women.

From the story in the newspaper, John Wolf, the marketing manager has decided that this disparate treatment is okay in discriminating against clients who live on the southside. However, I find it troubling, even rising to a level of a class action suit in the federal court. How deplorable it is that Wal-Mart does not support a program that support women and children without health care.

Our local representative of the NAACP and Mr. Wolf appears to believe that somehow the majority of the folks will view this as a slight inconvenience rather than blatant discriminatary actions by your marketing manager who represents your stores in Indiana.

We ask that Mr. Gordon and Mr. Scott immediately demand that all policies that apply at any Wal-Mart stores should apply at all stores as a matter of fairness included this one that is located in the heart of the largest African-American and Latino population. Let this letter serve as notice that Mr. Wolf is discriminating against the southside with arbitrary policies that are not consistent with Wal-Mart policies at other stores in the city. We know that the "NAACP is dedicated to accelerating economic growth in our communities and eliminating existing racial and ethnic economic disparities." But we know that Wal-Mart is reneging on it's promise, "...on fostering and deepening these community partnerships because we know they're critical to our future. Good working relationships will ensure that we grow responsibly and intelligently, and help us build stronger communities together." Remedying this problem will be a start for Wal-Mart in building a stronger southside.


Sincerely,


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