FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAINSTREAM MEDIA MUST ACT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Angela K. Chambers, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO

The Original Black Wall Street 

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Community Leaders Call Out Dehumanizing Rhetoric by Sitting U.S. President: “This Is Unacceptable”

Tulsa, OK — February 6 2026,— Civic leaders, media professionals, and community advocates are speaking out in response to a recently circulated social media message posted by the sitting President of the United States that many are calling vile, dehumanizing, and beneath the dignity of the office.

The post, which associates the former President, President Obama, with an animal, has sparked outrage across communities who recognize such language as historically dangerous, inflammatory, and rooted in long-standing patterns of dehumanization.

“This is not political discourse—this is a moral failure,” said Dr. Angela K. Chambers, media executive, author, and Founder & CEO of The Original Black Wall Street. “When the highest office in the land normalizes demeaning language, it sends a signal that cruelty is acceptable and that humanity is optional. 

That is unacceptable.”

For Black Americans in particular, the use of animalistic comparisons is not abstract or harmless. It echoes centuries of rhetoric used to justify violence, exclusion, and systemic harm.

“We know this language. We know where it leads,” Chambers continued. “Leadership demands restraint, integrity, and respect for human dignity—especially in disagreement. Class cannot be purchased, and power does not excuse indecency.”

Advocates are calling on members of the press to name this behavior clearly, provide historical context, and hold elected officials—regardless of party—accountable for rhetoric that undermines the values of democracy, decency, and human respect.

“This is not about partisan loyalty,” Chambers added. “It is about standards. If the media does not call this out plainly, we normalize it. Silence is not neutrality—it is permission.”

Community leaders are urging journalists, editors, and broadcasters to:

▪️Address the language directly without euphemism

▪️Contextualize the historical harm of dehumanizing rhetoric

▪️Reject false equivalencies that minimize the severity of such conduct

▪️Reaffirm the responsibility of public officials to lead with dignity

“This moment requires courage from the press,” Chambers said. “Democracy depends on truth-telling, not tiptoeing.”

Members of the media seeking comment, interviews, or additional context are encouraged to reach out directly.

About Angela K. Chambers, Ph.D.

Dr. Angela K. Chambers is a media executive, author, and community advocate based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is the Founder & CEO of The Greenwood Beat – WFPG and The Original Black Wall Street platform, dedicated to ethical media, community storytelling, and economic empowerment rooted in the historic Greenwood District.