By: News On 6
State Representative Brad Boles from Marlow is under fire after making a controversial comment about black babies during a debate on abortion.
“In 2017 862,000 babies were aborted, 28% of those babies were colored,” Rep. Boles said on the house floor Tuesday.
The term colored is considered offensive and goes back to the Jim Crow era when signs with that word were used for racial segregation.
Boles was quick to apologize for what he calls a slip of the tongue.
In a statement, Boles apologized saying in part, “That was not at all what I intended to say nor who I am in my heart. I apologized immediately in a candid, productive conversation with several colleagues personally, as well as made a public apology on the House floor.
State Lawmaker Under Fire Says Comments Not Who I Am In My Heart
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Black Oklahomans demand accountability from Sen. Lankford
Oklahoma Senator James Lankford’s role in propelling riots by pro-Trump extremists has prompted many Oklahomans, particularly Black Oklahomans, to challenge his position on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission, an organization that oversees activities related to the commemoration of this tragic event in Tulsa history. The Commission ultimately decided to allow Lankford to remain a member of their body, but many continue to call for his resignation.
Lankford was speaking on the Senate floor when a pro-Trump mob forced their way into the chamber. As this happened, Lankford was in the middle of challenging the certification of the Presidential election in Arizona, seeking to delegitimize the victory of President Biden. Courts had already thrown out allegations of fraud and irregularities and all 50 states’ election boards confirmed the election; despite this, Lankford and several other Republican senators cha