Oregon nonprofit, business leaders call for investigation after AARP director’s dismissal
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
Haughton-Pitts was dismissed from her role as Oregon s AARP director in January. Now, some are calling for an investigation into her firing.The Oregonian/OregonLive
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Several Oregon nonprofit and business leaders are calling for an investigation after the AARP’s state director was fired in what many say was an abrupt and shocking dismissal.
Ruby Haughton-Pitts, who had led the organization for senior citizens since 2018, was dismissed in mid-January. A petition to investigate her firing has drawn more than 2,000 signatures.
Community leaders have also expressed concern about the firing of a Black woman without further explanation, especially during a time of reckoning about racial inequality. AARP, meanwhile, has not detailed publicly why Haughton-Pitts was dismissed.
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