Deprogrammed - Defund DEI - Mark Ousley

Keri Smith sits down for a #Deprogrammed discussion with Mark Ousley about the need to Defund DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) in education and government. This will be especially useful for parents pushing for specific changes at school board meetings. J. Mark Ousley (UnWokable) is a Conductor, Music Educator, Administrator, Freelance Journalist, Political Commentator, and an Advocate for students in Oklahoma and the throughout United States. In 2021, he created his online persona UnWokable, to fight back against the insurgence and enforcement of Critical Race Theory ideology at the University in Oklahoma and Oklahoma Public Schools via state funded offices of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Mark has advised local and state leaders on CRT since the summer of 2020, when he was the first person to brief Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Secretary of Education Ryan Walters on the destructive effects CRT/DEI are having on the University of Oklahoma and Norman Public Schools. Since then, Mark has worked extensively with National Anti-CRT advocates like James Lindsay, Chris Rufo, and Benjamin Boyce. Mark is a Fears Fellow at the Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs, where he has published several articles on Critical Race Theory in Oklahoma.