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Audio Included in Post. Runs 25 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. At 21.3% Black unemployment in Indianapolis/Marion County is the highest in decades. But Mayor Greg Ballard doesn’t think it is a “crisis”. That’s what he told Afternoons with Amos listeners during a special 90 minute discussion of the high Black joblessness in the city/county. Ballard Communications Director Lotter explained the Mayor’s position.  Meanwhile, Melina Kennedy, Democratic Mayoral candidate sharply disagreed saying it “is a crisis” and that she’d warned of high Black unemployment nine months ago when she kicked off her campaign.  Hear both sides views on growing Black joblessness and solutions or lack of them in the interviews above.  Share your comments below.