Mon Valley NAACP leader confronts Speers councilman over alleged racist remark

By Max Robinette
mrobinette@yourmvi.com
A representative of the NAACP and a manager from Fourth Street BBQ confronted a Speers borough councilman for allegedly referring to employees at the business as “slaves.” In his letter, council President Curt Rice directly quotes passages from the message, which concerned a potential new bus stop in the borough.
“Not one Speers resident needs a bus stop up there,” the message reads. “That bus is specifically for Dave (Barbe’s) slaves, who already have vans and aren’t even citizens.”

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