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Alaska State Workers: Sent Racist Obama E-mails

Alaska State Workers: Sent Racist Obama E-mails
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Five racially charged e-mails regarding President-elect Barack Obama were found circulating Alaska state government e-mail accounts, according to Foxnews.com. Alaska’s information technology division confirms three racist e-mails. However, the names of those involved were not released. One e-mail, with the subject line of “Night Befo Crizzmus,” was forwarded numerous of times. Officials have yet to determine how many workers were involved in forwarding the e-mails. Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer notes, as reported by Foxnews.com, that disciplinary actions may include diversity training or letters of reprimand.