Voter suppression

You publicly and promptly decried violence at demonstrations in the spring and summer of 2020. But why the silence now? I wonder if you believe in some level of justification for the Capitol riots? The motives resonate, if not the tactics.

Trump also mentioned Stacey Abrams, Beloved Shero of Black Voter Engagement. “Stacey Abrams is laughing and she’s going around saying these guys are dumber than rocks,” Trump said, once again proving his unique capacity to accidentally stumble upon the right conclusions. “What she’s done to this party is unbelievable, I tell you.”

Lankford and Bynum should step down from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Commission. By doing so, it would be their first step towards self restorative healing and would show the community that they are willing to decenter their Whiteness from the Commission and our Centennial Year.

It seems free and fair elections are also fake news for the Senator. Lankford, a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Secure Elections Act in 2018, now contests an election’s security just two years later…Lankford has repeatedly stated he does not believe systemic racism exists.

The case could have deep ramifications in the crucial electoral battleground given that Florida has an estimated 774,000 disenfranchised felons who are barred because of financial obligations. Many of those felons are African Americans and presumably Democrats, though it’s unclear how that group of Floridians overall would lean politically in an election and how many would vote.

While our position is unwavering and clear, we are calling upon the State of Oklahoma to repeal this unconstitutional and discriminatory law, that violates the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth or we will aggressively challenge their decision in court.