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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun May 16, 2021, 12:07 PM May 2021

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt ousted from Tulsa Race Massacre commission

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.

"While the Commission is disheartened to part ways with Governor Stitt, we are thankful for the things accomplished together," the statement read. "The Commission remains focused on lifting up the story of Black Wall Street and commemorating the Centennial."

It added: "No elected officials, nor representatives of elected officials, were involved in this decision."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oklahoma-gov-kevin-stitt-ousted-from-tulsa-race-massacre-commission/ar-BB1gN8fk

Can't say I blame them.

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