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Rally in Tulsa Our family lived in Tulsa for 7 years. I have fond memories of the city.  Today, I'm glad I'm not in Tulsa. Crowds have been lining up for days, to attend Trump's first campaign rally at BOK Center. This is not the time for thousands to gather inside a building! No one will be required to wear masks. Covid numbers are rising in Oklahoma.  It is also not the time to be taking away from Tulsa's Juneteenth outdoor celebrations this weekend. Celebrations began yesterday in the historic Greenwood District.  Juneteenth is getting an extra spotlight this year. The recent focus on racial injustice has suddenly made more people aware of the special day in June, that marks the end of slavery in 1865. Tulsa's Greenwood District is also getting more focus, because more people are learning about the massacre that took place here, 99 years ago.  In 1921, angry mobs torched this area and about 300 were killed. Homes and businesses were destroyed. I've been worried about what might happen with these two events occurring so near each other in Tulsa.  On the news, I saw people carrying weapons.  I watched the news and saw people in Maga hats and BLM shirts in the streets. How could I not think about the race riots nearly a century ago? Why did Trump need to have this rally in Tulsa, NOW?  So it's late now. The event in BOK is over. Fewer attended the rally than expected. There were a million RSVPS, but only 6,660 thousand inside. That's a whole different thought.
I'm glad Tulsa came out okay. This photo with a BLM protester and a man in a MAGA hat, is a positive one. I'm feeling very relieved.
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