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    Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s culture of unpunished pursuits proves fatal

    by Ezekiel J. Walker March 29, 2022
    by Ezekiel J. Walker March 29, 2022

    The State of Oklahoma has a policing problem. Specifically, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Last year, an…

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    Man killed, state senator Ikley-Freeman injured in Okla. turnpike crash

    by The Black Wall Street Times May 23, 2020
    by The Black Wall Street Times May 23, 2020

    The man was driving westbound on the turnpike when his vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into a ditch, said OHP spokeswoman Sarah Stewart. State Sen. Allison Ikley-Freeman, a Tulsa Democrat, then ran off the roadway in the same spot and crashed into the man’s vehicle.

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    Oklahoma’s NAACP has Dr. Eric Gill’s back | Issues Statement

    by The Black Wall Street Times January 9, 2018
    by The Black Wall Street Times January 9, 2018

    Oklahoma City – Today Oklahoma State Conference National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) calls for a meeting with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Commissioner concerning the treatment of Dr. Reverend Eric Gill, Youth Minister at Metropolitan Baptist Church, and former Basketball Coach at Heritage Hall School.  Dr. Gill is approximately 5’6”, 170lbs and physically not seen as an immediate threat to anyone.

    When did putting your hands up – a universal sign of surrender – become a message of “having drugs?” This is a prime example of Betty Shelby’s irrational behavior when she killed Terence Crutcher.  According to the Tulsa Police officers, they stated that he looked like a “Big Black BAD DUDE.”  With his hands in the air, according to Betty Shelby, Mr. Crutcher was reaching for a gun, and no one thought to question whether his hands being next to the car window was simply a reflection.  “It is evident why so many law enforcement officers are acquitted when encountering African-Americans who they say are a big bad black dude no matter their height or weight.” Said Anthony R. Douglas, President Oklahoma State NAACP. 

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