Last night, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt met with protestors, politicians, and activists from the Oklahoma black community – including organizers of Black Lives Matters protests, the Oklahoma House Black Caucus, and others who have fought for freedom and equality in a state where racism is still openly tolerated and even glorified by frat boys – to have an open, honest and at times heated discussion on race, discrimination, and police violence in Oklahoma...
Wait. That's actually a draft I was working on for my satirical newsletter – What Should Have Happened. Here's what really happened...
Last night, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, along with the first lady, met with a couple of black church leaders, a white police chief and a black sheriff's patrol captain – to have a safe, non-controversial, easy-to-digest-for-troubled-evangelical-voters talk about race in Oklahoma.
Here are details via The Oklahoman:
As thousands of people across the country protest racial inequality and police violence, Gov. Kevin Stitt and his wife, Sarah, hosted a televised discussion on race Sunday with local law enforcement and religious leaders.
The Stitts sought understanding for how Oklahomans can reduce racism and bring people together.
Referencing the brutal death of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, Stitt said: “We don’t ever want that to happen in our state. That’s why we’re here.”