The Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission on Thursday canceled an event for Memorial Day that was slated to include Stacey Abrams and singer John Legend.
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Show Transcript FOR THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASTERCARD GRAVE SITE IN NEGATION MEETING VIRTUALLY TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF WHO CAN BE HELD CRIMINALLY LIABLE FOR THE MASSACRE THE PRIMARY PERPETRATORS. AS WE KNOW HISTORICALLY WERE THOUSANDS OF ARMED WHITE VIGILANTES? BUT HISTORY ALSO TELLS US. THAT THE CITY OF TULSA TULSA COUNTY AND POSSIYBL EVEN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. HAD A MAJOR ROLE IN FACILITATING. THE MASSACRE IN THE DESTRUCTION, WHICH TOOK PLACE FORMER DISTRICT JUDGE WILLIAM KELLO ON THE CALL TONIGHT WITH ATTH GROUP. KELLO LISTING THE CRIMES COMMITTED DURGIN THE MASSACRE RANGING FROM MURDER MANSLAUGHTER SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON SIMPLE ASSAULT AND BATTERY AND OUR SIN. HE C
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission on Sunday issued an open letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt, asking him to veto a bill passed by both chambers of the legislature that would restrict the teaching of concepts like systemic racism. After much discussion with our core leadership, including Sen. Kevin Matthews, we release these open letters to oppose HB 1775 passled last week by both Oklahoma chambers of Congress, wrote commission project director Phil Armstrong in an internal email to commissioners and marketing team members. We are NOT a political organization, BUT any legislation that directly harms or thwarts the programming and mission of Greenwood Rising History Center we must oppose. This bill, if not vetoed by Governor Stitt, could make it illegal for Oklahoma teachers to teach this history, or bring students on field trips through the center, Armstrong wrote.
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