On Wednesday (January 10), the Green County city of Warner, Oklahoma, held an emergency meeting to address a scandal that has been brewing since an audio that captures several high ranking officials referring to Martin Luther King day as "N****r Day," made national news.
Fox 23 Tulsa first reported the incident after a city employee by the name of Michael Wittmer (pictured above) supplied the station with a recording that he took while convening with colleagues at Warner City Hall. On the tape, the voices of several men can be heard dialoguing on the upcoming holiday to honor the civil rights icon. “No n****r day off for us,” one can be heard saying in response to a question on whether or not they'd have to report for work next Monday.
“I’m not celebrating n***er day,” a different man at one point says, before continuing on to say, “But we just call it J.E.R. day. James Earl Ray ... Not that we don’t like black people." Yet another city employee then adds that he's "not racist" but that James Earl Ray Day is "just what it’s called here.”
Warner Town Manager Johnny Lewis has confirmed that the incident, which is said to have taken place on Monday (January 8) remains under investigation.
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