Stitt said his role on the commission was purely ceremonial and criticized the move.
The governor s removal comes on the heels of his support of legislation banning critical race theory in public schools.
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma on Friday was ousted from a commission created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, days after he signed legislation that would ban the teaching of some race and racism concepts in public schools.
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission, in a statement released on Friday, said that its members met and decided to part ways with Stitt, who was elected as governor in 2018. The statement did not cite a specific reason for the decision.
Updated: 5:42 PM CDT May 14, 2021 KOCO Staff Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has been removed from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.This, after Stitt signed the controversial House Bill 1775 into law, banning public schools from teaching specific topics on race and sex and prohibits sexual diversity training at colleges and universities. Read the full language of the bill here.In a statement released Friday afternoon, officials said the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial commissioners met Tuesday and agreed through consensus to part ways with Stitt. No elected officials, nor representatives of elected officials, were involved in this decision, officials with the commission said. “While the Commission is disheartened to part ways with Governor Stitt, we are thankful for the things accomplished together. The Commission remains focused on lifting up the story of Black Wall Street and commemorating the Centennial,” officials with the commission s
John Legend to headline Oklahoma event commemorating 100 years since 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Share Updated: 3:33 PM PDT May 14, 2021 KOCO Staff Share Updated: 3:33 PM PDT May 14, 2021
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Show Transcript HERE’S MECCA RAYNE. BY NOW YOU’RE AWARE OF THE HORRORS THAT BEFELL THIS ONCE THRIVING BLACK COMMUNITY DURING A TIME WHEN RACISM WAS ALIVE AND LEGAL BLACK WALL STREET CREATED A WORLD AND WALLS WHERE BLACK OKLAHOMA’S COULD THRIVE IT WAS THEIR OWN SPACE TO PROVIDE THE ALL-IMPORTANT SERVICES THAT OUTSIDE OF HERE WERE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RECEIVE WITHOUT THE THREAT OF UNFAIR TREATMENT. SO THE RESIDENTS WERE BUSINESS OWNERS DOCTORS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND MORE DOING WELL, BUT THAT FATEFUL DAY IN 1921 CHANGED. THING EVERYONE HAD WORKED SO HARD FOR DEMOLISHING THEIR HOMES THEIR WAY OF LIFE THEIR PEACE AND ULTIMATELY THEIR LIVES AND WHAT HAPPENED HERE REMAINED A SECRET FOR YEARS THE MAGNITUDE OF VIOLENCE. SO TRAUMATIC THE VICT
Race Massacre-Oklahoma Governor Oklahoma governor booted from Tulsa Race Massacre commission The commission formed to observe the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre has booted Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt from his seat on the panel.
Posted: May 14, 2021 2:30 PM
Posted By: Associated Press
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The commission formed to observe the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre has booted Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt from his seat on the panel.
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission move comes after project manager Phil Armstrong criticized the Republican governor for signing a bill into law outlawing the teaching of certain race and racism concepts in Oklahoma schools. Stitt spokeswoman Carly Atchison said the governor learned of his ouster from a commission news release Friday.
1921 Commission Planning ‘Remember and Rise’ Event Featuring John Legend
Singer John Legend will be in Tulsa in about two weeks to help commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. He will perform at ONEOK Field as part of the day s events.
The event will be called Remember and Rise, and the plan is for it to be much more than a concert.
Everyone who packs the Drillers Stadium on May 31st to see John Legend will hear him sing and speak. Legend is preparing to talk to Tulsans for 10-15 minutes before singing. Not only come and lend your talent but come lend your passion. We want to hear from you,” 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission Project Director Phil Armstrong said.