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Oklahoman
Members of the Oklahoma City Board of Education unanimously disavowed a new law banning critical race theory from being taught in public schools.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the legislation, House Bill 1775, into law Friday.
All eight members of the school board voted to formally denounce the bill during a meeting Monday evening.
Board member Ruth Veales, who is Black and Native American, said the law aims to quiet conversations on race “in order to protect white fragility.”
“As a district that’s over 80% students of color, this is definitely an insult,” Veales said. “It is a situation that is so egregious to me.”
Updated: 4:30 PM EDT May 10, 2021 Mecca Rayne Anchor/Reporter It s a history so painful most didn t or wouldn’t talk about it.But tough conversations are necessary for the Tulsa Race Massacre. The violence seen that day eventually became the center of several lawsuits. Nearly 100 years ago, horrors befell Tulsa s once-thriving Black community of Greenwood. The victims stories were fraught with terror and violence, spurred on by racism.During a time when racism was alive and legal, Black Wall Street created a world and walls where Black Oklahomans could thrive. Their own space was able to provide all-important services that outside were nearly impossible to receive without the threat of unfair treatment. So the residents were business owners, doctors, service providers and more. They did well.But that fateful day in 1921 changed everything the community worked so hard to build. Their homes, way of life and peace were demolished. Many lost their lives
Updated: 3:30 PM CDT May 10, 2021 Mecca Rayne Anchor/Reporter It s a history so painful most didn t or wouldn’t talk about it.But tough conversations are necessary for the Tulsa Race Massacre. The violence seen that day eventually became the center of several lawsuits. Nearly 100 years ago, horrors befell Tulsa s once-thriving Black community of Greenwood. The victims stories were fraught with terror and violence, spurred on by racism.During a time when racism was alive and legal, Black Wall Street created a world and walls where Black Oklahomans could thrive. Their own space was able to provide all-important services that outside were nearly impossible to receive without the threat of unfair treatment. So the residents were business owners, doctors, service providers and more. They did well.But that fateful day in 1921 changed everything the community worked so hard to build. Their homes, way of life and peace were demolished. Many lost their lives