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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Mayor Accused Of Prejudice Against Koreans In Liquor Store Fight

The head of a Korean business association has accused Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of prejudice as she butts heads with Governor Larry Hogan over whether recovery loans should go to certain liquor stores damaged during riots after Freddie Gray’s death in April.

The mayor laid tough, new requirements for 23 non-conforming liquor stores Wednesday to receive interest-free loans through the Maryland Business Recovery Program.

The stores lost their zoning when the city overhauled the zoning code four decades ago, but were allowed to continue operating under the non-conforming status.

David Kim, chairman of the Korean-American Grocers & Licensed Beverage Association of Maryland, said the mayor is targeting “particularly” Koreans because she is “definitely prejudiced.”

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

She's the one who said "let them riot" she should have to pay for all the damages liquor store or not.

Anonymous said...

Why not? Crying discrimination seems to work for just about every other group.