A proposed Human Rights Commission ordinance is set for consideration at the Tuesday morning (July 19) meeting of the Oklahoma City Council. Although the proposal has been under quiet development
The comment period for Oklahoma City’s proposed Human Rights Commission ordinance has been extended to July 5, and the City Council meeting to consider its adoption is expected on July
OKLAHOMA CITY -The Oklahoma City Council is considering an ordinance to reestablish the City’s Human Rights Commission. The City’s first Human Rights Commission met from 1980-1996 before being repealed nearly
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A group of Black preachers and community leaders from the metro area said they walked away disappointed after a recent meeting with Gov. Kevin Stitt about a controversial critical race theory bill.
The Rev. A. Byron Coleman III, senior pastor of Fifth Street Baptist Church, said he and other ministers and leaders affiliated with predominantly Black congregations urged Stitt on Wednesday to veto House Bill 1775. HB 1775 moves us further from progress and reconciliation, the clergy leaders said in a news release.
The Rev. Derrick Scobey requested the meeting with the governor after a metro minister, the Rev. Tony Rhone, senior pastor of Galilee Baptist Church in Shawnee, asked him to see whether Stitt would be willing to discuss the bill in person.
Julius Jones supporters in Oklahoma celebrate decision to move his commutation request forward
Carla Hinton
Applause and shouts of joy arose on Monday as people gathered at a prayer vigil learned that Julius Jones commutation request had been moved to the next phase.
The vigil had been underway for about 35 minutes outside the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board office, 2915 N Classen, before Jones supporters learned that the board had voted to move his request to the next phase of the commutation process. This journey is not over but oh, our hearts are happy! the Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson, leader of Black Lives Matter-Oklahoma City, said as people cheered and hugged one another.