MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana mayor who is facing calls for his resignation over his profanity-laced remarks about a Black pastor has presented a plan for all municipal employees to undergo bias and cultural diversity training.
Michigan City Mayor Duane Parry presented the plan during a news conference Wednesday.
It came a day after Rev. James Lane publicly released a voicemail message Parry left for him in which the mayor declined to meet with Lane and others to address their concerns regarding Parry's recent public criticism of his Black police chief.
Parry is heard saying, "These Black guys, they all want a (expletive) audience.”
Parry did not take questions at his news conference.
Rev. Lane said he’s not swayed by the mayor’s apology and says it would be better for Parry to resign.
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