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Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission Member Resigns After Gov. Stitt Signs HB1775
A member of the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission has resigned as some call for Governor Kevin Stitt’s removal from the Commission.
Oklahoma representative Monroe Nichols (D-Tulsa) made it very clear he’s proud of the work the commission has done, but he said Stitt’s signing of House Bill 1775 was just a step too far.
House Bill 1775 limits race and gender curriculum taught from kindergarten to college.
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The bill has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, drawing criticism from people like Nichols who worry it ll keep dark moments in history from being brought to light.
Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission Member Resigns After Gov. Stitt Signs HB1775
A member of the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission has resigned as some call for Governor Kevin Stitt’s removal from the Commission.
Oklahoma representative Monroe Nichols (D-Tulsa) made it very clear he’s proud of the work the commission has done, but he said Stitt’s signing of House Bill 1775 was just a step too far.
House Bill 1775 limits race and gender curriculum taught from kindergarten to college.
More About House Bill 1775:
The bill has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, drawing criticism from people like Nichols who worry it ll keep dark moments in history from being brought to light.
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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission is calling on Governor Kevin Stitt to veto a bill that would outlaw teaching topics like historic and systemic racism in a way that could cause discomfort. The commission’s project director Phil Armstrong spoke with Public Radio Tulsa s Chris Polansky about why they’re speaking out and how it may affect their currently under construction Greenwood Rising History Center. -
PUBLIC RADIO TULSA: So, in your open letter to the governor you say you are not a political group. So how is it that you came to determine that you wanted to speak out like this?