All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

Tulsa Artist Inspires Urban Greenspaces Through Mosaic

Tulsa artist Zadith Rodriguez is reimagining a greener Tulsa through her artwork, hoping to inspire future generations while connecting to her South American roots. Rodriguez is a native of Peru.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle

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A Love Letter to Mrs. Doubtfire
Zadith Rodriguez, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

The Oklahoma Eagle Is Spreading Its Wings

The Oklahoma Eagle is expanding. The weekly print and digital newspaper will leverage 102 years of news production in Tulsa, Okla. to join with a coalition of Tulsa media, community and philanthropy leaders that have formed the Tulsa Local News Initiative, set to launch in 2025.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle

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American Journalism Project, AJP, Tulsa Local News Initiative, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

“It Was What People Do.”

Pastor Bailey, twice convicted by Tulsa County District Courts of Child Abuse by Injury, and the prior subject of a Lewd Molestation filing, led St. Andrew Christian Church "according to the blueprint of Holy Scripture” throughout a period when his daughter alleges rape.

CONTRIBUTOR

Ross D. Johnson, The Oklahoma Eagle

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St Andrew Christian Church, Harmony Bailey, Harmony Oates, Bertheophilus Maurice Bailey, Oklahoma Child Abuse, Oklahoma Abuse, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

Nichols Makes History As Tulsa’s First Black Mayor

The first African American mayor of Tulsa took the oath to serve the citizens of Tulsa along with nine members of the City Council and a new city auditor.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle

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A Love Letter to Mrs. Doubtfire
Monroe Nichols, Tulsa Mayor, Black Mayor, African American Mayor, Tulsa Politics, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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Nichols Elected Tulsa’s First Black Mayor

Oklahoma State Senator Monroe Nichols (D-72), beating out challenger Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith, was elected Tulsa’s first Black mayor Tuesday night.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Trump’s immigration stances: A study in hypocrisy

One of the best ways to know what it is about immigrants today that Donald J. Trump says would be bad for America is to compare those things to what has been good for his own immigrant family. So much that benefitted his own, he now wants to deny to others.

CONTRIBUTOR

Milton Coleman, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Milton Coleman, Political Hypocrisy, Trump Immigration, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

Senior Official Cites Progress On Master Plan Implementation

Delays Raise Questions About Whether The Plan Can Reach Its Goals

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Jonathan Butler, Kirkpatrick Heights, PartnerTulsa, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

Trump’s Campaign Against Immigrants Echoes Earlier White Supremacist Tirades

Donald J. Trump’s latest rants against immigrants are bringing his campaign closer and closer to the strategically crafted and undeniably racist propaganda that powered the White supremacist insurrection in Wilmington, N.C. in 1898, when what is now considered ‘the quiet part’ was as loud as could be.

CONTRIBUTOR

Milton Coleman, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Alexander Manly, Wilmington Riot, Wilmington Insurrection, Insurrection, Milton Coleman, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

918 Conversation With Tulsa’s Economic Development Director Erran Persley

Tulsa’s Economic Development Director Erran Persley, who began his new role in March 2024, spoke with The Oklahoma Eagle Managing Editor Gary Lee and Eagle contributor Kimberly Marsh about his plans for equitable economic growth across the city.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh & Gary Lee, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Erran Persley, Tulsa Economic Development Director, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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North Tulsa Neighborhood Revitalization Plan Faces Challenges

According to U.S. census tract estimates cited in the Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood Master Plan, north Tulsa is losing Black residents by the thousands.

The vital objectives of the Master Plan are to stem that outflow, and stabilize and revitalize north Tulsa neighborhoods. The Tulsa Development Authority (TDA), through its PartnerTulsa staff, is finalizing a legal process to begin implementing the plan. And yet, enforcing the master plan faces substantive obstacles.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal, The Oklahoma Eagle

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TPS Achieves State-Mandated Student Testing Benchmark

Tulsa Public Schools improved student test scores by five percentage points as mandated by the Oklahoma State Board of Education (OSBE). In a statement released to The Oklahoma Eagle late last week, TPS officials declared student test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) (reading/writing) have increased from 37% to 42% at the “basic and above” performance level.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal, The Oklahoma Eagle

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All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

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Edward Goodwin, Booker T. Washington High School, BTW, BTW Tulsa, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

Williams Named National Geographic Wayfinder

Kristi Williams, a stalwart advocate for Black culture and heritage in Tulsa, has been named a National Geographic Wayfinder. This coveted role positions Williams to amplify her brand of storytelling on national and international platforms.

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Kristi Williams, Black History Saturdays, National Geographic Wayfinder, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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Lee To Receive Honor At National Association Of Black Journalists Convention, July 31 – Aug. 4

The National Association of Black Journalist will be presenting a special honor to one of the first Tulsans to be recognized by the national organization.

CONTRIBUTOR

Staff, The Oklahoma Eagle

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National Association of Black Journalists, NABJ, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

TPS Offers Second Chance for High School Diploma

Tulsa Public Schools is offering a free summer program for recent high school dropouts and struggling students to get a diploma. The credit recovery program enables students to complete or make up coursework working online at their own pace, with help from certified teachers based in north Tulsa. The Bridge to Graduation program is open to former high school seniors from two years ago (2021-22) to current high school students who are behind on course credits.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal

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Tulsa Public Schools, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

FEATURED

Eagle Receives Top Awards In Annual Oklahoma Press Association Contest

‘Clear Winner. Bold Cover Layouts, Almost Magazine Like. Reminds Us Of The Sunday New York Times,’ Judges Noted.

CONTRIBUTOR

Staff, The Oklahoma Eagle

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James Goodwin, Jim Goodwin, OPA, Oklahoma Press Association, H. Milt Phillips Award, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, Jerry Goodwin, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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Eagle Publisher Honored As One Of Oklahoma’s Journalism Giants

James O. Goodwin Is The First African American To Receive OPA’s Highest Honor

CONTRIBUTOR

Staff, The Oklahoma Eagle

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James Goodwin, Jim Goodwin, OPA, Oklahoma Press Association, H. Milt Phillips Award, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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Lawsuit Against TPS Moves Forward

Two Tulsa Public School Board members are moving forward with a lawsuit alleging that other TPS school board members violated Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Act. The suit could eventually have a major impact on how the TPS board conducts meetings.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal

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Tulsa Public Schools, Jennettie Marshall, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

MJ The Musical Tour

We are excited to announce that tickets to the Tulsa performances of MJ The Musical Tour are now on sale!

Celebrity Attractions brings the multi-Tony award winning musical to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (TPAC) from Oct. 15 to Oct. 20. Centered on American pop singer Michael Jackson’s making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ The Musical offers a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status.
For tickets: MJ the Musical – Tulsa online, call (918) 596-7111 or go to the ticket office, located at 101 East 3rd St., open Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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We Shall Know Them By Their Deeds

God’s place, one may objectively determine, of most early 20th century Oklahoma legislators, was to guide and protect the hand that inflicted harm, as the back upon which it fell was not worthy of His grace.

Of the 21st century, one may objectively determine that Oklahoma courts and legislators are convicted to guard against demands of accountability for sins that define the state’s history and moral character.

CONTRIBUTOR

Ross D. Johnson

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“It Was What People Do.”
We Shall Know Them By Their Deeds, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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New Community Mural Spotlights North Tulsans

At the Elgin Avenue underpass, a new scene welcomes passersby as they are greeted by the faces of Greenwood’s past, present, and future. Twenty portraits decorate the walls of the Elgin street underpass located between Mt. Zion Baptist Church and ONEOK field, home for the Tulsa Drillers and FC Tulsa. The murals are a community project titled, “Doorways to Hope,” referencing the neighboring Pathway to Hope.

CONTRIBUTOR

Sam Levrault

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Tulsa Honors Two Survivors
Sam Levrault, Arts & Culture, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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Judge Rules Educators May Teach Racial History

A federal court judge has blocked enforcement of key provisions of an Oklahoma law that aimed to restrict educators from teaching America’s sordid racial history.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal

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Anthony Crawford, Tulsa Public Schools, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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My Brother’s Keeper-Tulsa Seeks To Transform Black Boys Into Men

My Brother’s Keeper-Tulsa, an organization focused on improving outcomes for boys and young men of color, has launched a new initiative to expand reading opportunities. The Books in Barbershops program comes a year after MBK-Tulsa was designated a “model community” by the Obama Foundation.

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Deon Osborne

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My Brother's Keeper, African American Mentors, Black Mentors, African American Business, Black Business, African American Entrepreneur, Black Entrepreneur, BuyBlack, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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BRANJAE, A Tulsa Singer Rises To Higher Ground

Those who know her best recognize her stories in the songs she writes. She is a storyteller as well as a gifted lyricist and performer. She is known locally for her rhythmic performances as a co-fronter with Count Tutu, high vibrational solo albums and music videos, on-stage dance energy, and multiple style changes during a performance. She brings the venue to life with every move and every word.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh

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Branjae, Branjae Jackson, Intravibronic, Powersource, African American Business, Black Business, African American Entrepreneur, Black Entrepreneur, BuyBlack, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

TALK OF GREENWOOD

PEOPLE, NEWS AND THE PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF TULSANS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE BUILDING A GREATER TULSA, EVERY DAY.

918 SERIES

A BRIEF Q&A WITH TULSANS WHO SHARE THEIR PASSIONS AND INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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Students of the COVID-19 Era

An ongoing series that explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, partially on Black, Indigenous and people of color communities in Oklahoma.

By Gary Lee, The Oklahoma Eagle.

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Langston, Langston University, COVID, COVID-19, HBCU, Tulsa Education, African American Education, Black Education, Tulsa, Education, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

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Zadith Rodriguez, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Tulsa Artist Inspires Urban Greenspaces Through Mosaic

Tulsa artist Zadith Rodriguez is reimagining a greener Tulsa through her artwork, hoping to inspire future generations while connecting to her South American roots. Rodriguez is a native of Peru.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle

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A Love Letter to Mrs. Doubtfire

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American Journalism Project, AJP, Tulsa Local News Initiative, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

The Oklahoma Eagle Is Spreading Its Wings

The Oklahoma Eagle is expanding. The weekly print and digital newspaper will leverage 102 years of news production in Tulsa, Okla. to join with a coalition of Tulsa media, community and philanthropy leaders that have formed the Tulsa Local News Initiative, set to launch in 2025.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle

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St Andrew Christian Church, Harmony Bailey, Harmony Oates, Bertheophilus Maurice Bailey, Oklahoma Child Abuse, Oklahoma Abuse, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

“It Was What People Do.”

Pastor Bailey, twice convicted by Tulsa County District Courts of Child Abuse by Injury, and the prior subject of a Lewd Molestation filing, led St. Andrew Christian Church "according to the blueprint of Holy Scripture” throughout a period when his daughter alleges rape.

CONTRIBUTOR

Ross D. Johnson, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Monroe Nichols, Tulsa Mayor, Black Mayor, African American Mayor, Tulsa Politics, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Nichols Makes History As Tulsa’s First Black Mayor

The first African American mayor of Tulsa took the oath to serve the citizens of Tulsa along with nine members of the City Council and a new city auditor.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle

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A Love Letter to Mrs. Doubtfire

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Nichols Elected Tulsa’s First Black Mayor

Oklahoma State Senator Monroe Nichols (D-72), beating out challenger Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith, was elected Tulsa’s first Black mayor Tuesday night.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Milton Coleman, Political Hypocrisy, Trump Immigration, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Trump’s immigration stances: A study in hypocrisy

One of the best ways to know what it is about immigrants today that Donald J. Trump says would be bad for America is to compare those things to what has been good for his own immigrant family. So much that benefitted his own, he now wants to deny to others.

CONTRIBUTOR

Milton Coleman, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Jonathan Butler, Kirkpatrick Heights, PartnerTulsa, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Senior Official Cites Progress On Master Plan Implementation

Delays Raise Questions About Whether The Plan Can Reach Its Goals

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal, The Oklahoma Eagle

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FEATURED

Alexander Manly, Wilmington Riot, Wilmington Insurrection, Insurrection, Milton Coleman, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Trump’s Campaign Against Immigrants Echoes Earlier White Supremacist Tirades

Donald J. Trump’s latest rants against immigrants are bringing his campaign closer and closer to the strategically crafted and undeniably racist propaganda that powered the White supremacist insurrection in Wilmington, N.C. in 1898, when what is now considered ‘the quiet part’ was as loud as could be.

CONTRIBUTOR

Milton Coleman, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Erran Persley, Tulsa Economic Development Director, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

918 Conversation With Tulsa’s Economic Development Director Erran Persley

Tulsa’s Economic Development Director Erran Persley, who began his new role in March 2024, spoke with The Oklahoma Eagle Managing Editor Gary Lee and Eagle contributor Kimberly Marsh about his plans for equitable economic growth across the city.

CONTRIBUTOR

Kimberly Marsh & Gary Lee, The Oklahoma Eagle

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North Tulsa Neighborhood Revitalization Plan Faces Challenges

According to U.S. census tract estimates cited in the Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood Master Plan, north Tulsa is losing Black residents by the thousands.

The vital objectives of the Master Plan are to stem that outflow, and stabilize and revitalize north Tulsa neighborhoods. The Tulsa Development Authority (TDA), through its PartnerTulsa staff, is finalizing a legal process to begin implementing the plan. And yet, enforcing the master plan faces substantive obstacles.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal, The Oklahoma Eagle

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All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

TPS Achieves State-Mandated Student Testing Benchmark

Tulsa Public Schools improved student test scores by five percentage points as mandated by the Oklahoma State Board of Education (OSBE). In a statement released to The Oklahoma Eagle late last week, TPS officials declared student test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) (reading/writing) have increased from 37% to 42% at the “basic and above” performance level.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal, The Oklahoma Eagle

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North Tulsa Neighborhood Revitalization Plan Is Underway

The City of Tulsa in late July awarded $2 million to spur the development of new housing, retail, and office space in north Tulsa. The Tulsa Development Authority (TDA) will use the money to finalize the legal process necessary to begin the development of seventy acres of largely vacant land in north Tulsa. The area designated for revitalization lies within The Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood Master Plan study area which is bordered by Pine Street to the north, US Highway 75 to the east, the rail line to the south (Archer Street), and LL Tisdale Parkway to the west.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Edward Goodwin, Booker T. Washington High School, BTW, BTW Tulsa, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

The Myth of the Christian State

The Gospels, with which most orthodoxies were aligned in Oklahoma, were objectively not applicable to Black Tulsans. Segregation, lynchings and mass murder were the justified responses to perceived encroachment and entitlement. No Black Tulsan man, woman or child was deserving of dignity, as represented in the state’s constitution, yet faith, Christianity, was regarded as the foundation upon which all were governed. BTW graduates of 1921 were subject to both the legal cruelty of the state and a demand to accept that faith, a faith unlike their own, was the state’s moral foundation upon which life was governed, without objection.

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Ross D. Johnson, The Oklahoma Eagle

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“It Was What People Do.”

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Kristi Williams, Black History Saturdays, National Geographic Wayfinder, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Williams Named National Geographic Wayfinder

Kristi Williams, a stalwart advocate for Black culture and heritage in Tulsa, has been named a National Geographic Wayfinder. This coveted role positions Williams to amplify her brand of storytelling on national and international platforms.

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee, The Oklahoma Eagle

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Tulsa Public Schools, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

TPS Offers Second Chance for High School Diploma

Tulsa Public Schools is offering a free summer program for recent high school dropouts and struggling students to get a diploma. The credit recovery program enables students to complete or make up coursework working online at their own pace, with help from certified teachers based in north Tulsa. The Bridge to Graduation program is open to former high school seniors from two years ago (2021-22) to current high school students who are behind on course credits.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal, The Oklahoma Eagle

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James Goodwin, Jim Goodwin, OPA, Oklahoma Press Association, H. Milt Phillips Award, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, John Neal, Jerry Goodwin, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Eagle Receives Top Awards In Annual Oklahoma Press Association Contest

‘Clear Winner. Bold Cover Layouts, Almost Magazine Like. Reminds Us Of The Sunday New York Times,’ Judges Noted.

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Eagle Publisher Honored As One Of Oklahoma’s Journalism Giants

James O. Goodwin Is The First African American To Receive OPA’s Highest Honor

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Lawsuit Against TPS Moves Forward

Two Tulsa Public School Board members are moving forward with a lawsuit alleging that other TPS school board members violated Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Act. The suit could eventually have a major impact on how the TPS board conducts meetings.

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We Shall Know Them By Their Deeds

God’s place, one may objectively determine, of most early 20th century Oklahoma legislators, was to guide and protect the hand that inflicted harm, as the back upon which it fell was not worthy of His grace.

Of the 21st century, one may objectively determine that Oklahoma courts and legislators are convicted to guard against demands of accountability for sins that define the state’s history and moral character.

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“It Was What People Do.”

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New Community Mural Spotlights North Tulsans

The long pursuit of justice by the two last-known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre took a decisive blow on June 12, when the Oklahoma Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of their lawsuit seeking reparations.

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Tulsa Honors Two Survivors

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Oklahoma Court Dismisses Race Massacre Lawsuit

The long pursuit of justice by the two last-known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre took a decisive blow on June 12, when the Oklahoma Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of their lawsuit seeking reparations.

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Judge Rules Educators May Teach Racial History

A federal court judge has blocked enforcement of key provisions of an Oklahoma law that aimed to restrict educators from teaching America’s sordid racial history.

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Oklahoma Gives Huge Subsidies To Private School Students

My Brother’s Keeper-Tulsa, an organization focused on improving outcomes for boys and young men of color, has launched a new initiative to expand reading opportunities. The Books in Barbershops program comes a year after MBK-Tulsa was designated a “model community” by the Obama Foundation.

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My Brother’s Keeper-Tulsa Seeks To Transform Black Boys Into Men

My Brother’s Keeper-Tulsa, an organization focused on improving outcomes for boys and young men of color, has launched a new initiative to expand reading opportunities. The Books in Barbershops program comes a year after MBK-Tulsa was designated a “model community” by the Obama Foundation.

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Deon Osborne

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Branjae, A Tulsa Singer Rises To Higher Ground

Those who know her best recognize her stories in the songs she writes. She is a storyteller as well as a gifted lyricist and performer. She is known locally for her rhythmic performances as a co-fronter with Count Tutu, high vibrational solo albums and music videos, on-stage dance energy, and multiple style changes during a performance. She brings the venue to life with every move and every word.

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Cindy McGhee: How One Woman Built A Business From Scratch

One Of Fastest Growing Companies In The Country: Building The Next Generation Of Entrepreneurs (and Homeowners)

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Report Shows Minimal Progress For Black Tulsans

The City of Tulsa has released its annual Equality Indicators report for 2023 revealing that the needle marking progress in opportunities and well-being for disadvantaged communities has hardly moved during the last six years of reporting. The Indicators reports measure equality disparities among populations across various themes and topics, assessed using more than fifty-four metrics. The Oklahoma Eagle, as it has each year, closely examines how racial and community disparities affect North Tulsans.

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Women’s History Month Profile – Ashley Townsend teaches how to save money and create generational wealth

The Oklahoma Eagle conducted an interview with Ashley Townsend of Chase Bank. She is vice president community manager at the bank. Joining in the interview was Kim Marsh, a news and editorial contributor at the newspaper. (The interview was edited for clarity and conciseness.)

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Dr. Jerry Goodwin

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Jennettie Marshall: Guiding Tulsa Schools Through Troubled Waters

Elected to the Tulsa School Board in 2016, Marshall is the longest serving member of the board - a panel of seven elected officials charged with overseeing the running of all 77 Tulsa Public Schools. She makes it her business to push for high standards in education and facilities for the schools in her district, which is composed of more than a dozen schools, including several institutions that have been vital for northsiders - McLain, Central High School, Burroughs, and Hawthorne Elementary among others. But Marshall’s dominion on the board is not limited to North Tulsa. She is the self-styled watchman for all TPS schools.

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Black History Saturdays

Tulsa’s Black Community Reclaims Its Legacy

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Gary Lee

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Revivalists Envision Future For All-Black Towns

Most Oklahomans are familiar with the state’s historic All-Black towns, the significance of the independence established by their residents, the economic freedom earned and the safe haven provided throughout the country’s and state’s racially charged history.

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Ernie Fields, Sr.: Jazz Icon, Trailblazer, Tulsa Loyalist

On Aug. 1 and 2, 1939, a big band from Tulsa assembled at the studio of Vocalion Records in New York City to record an album.

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“A Whistle Blew About 5:00 A.M., And The Invasion Of Greenwood Began”

The survivors, descendants, and communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma that continue to struggle in the wake of the state-sanctioned, institutional and societal racism that culminated in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, followed by more than 100 years of legislative cowardice intended to protect the interests of those who benefited from the deaths of the innocent, will find no immediate respite in the halls of Tulsa district courts, reveals by Tulsa County Judge Caroline Wall’s final ruling late Friday, Jul.7.

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Tulsans Remember Tina Turner, A Down-To-Earth Rock Star

The first African American mayor of Tulsa took the oath to serve the citizens of Tulsa along with nine members of the City Council and a new city auditor.

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The Oklahoma Eagle Wins Best Page Design Award In Great Plains Journalism Contest

TULSA – The Oklahoma Eagle, the state’s oldest Black-owned media company and the last privately-owned business that owns property and continues to operate in Tulsa’s famed Historic Greenwood District, won Best Page Design in the Great Plains Journalism Awards competition on May 5.

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McCurtain Publisher Rejects Views of The County As Racially Biased

Bruce Willingham, publisher of the McCurtain Gazette-News, batted back perceptions of McCurtain County as a part of Oklahoma that is hostile to Blacks and other minorities.

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Students of the COVID-19 Era: How the Pandemic followed them to Langston University, Oklahoma’s only HBCU

TULSA – The coronavirus pandemic may be waning across much of the globe. However, for many students at Langston University – the only Oklahoma historically Black college and university – the aftereffects still impact their lives at its campuses in Langston, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

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Oklahoma GOP-led Measure Providing Public Funding For Private Education Becomes Law

Oklahoma Students Will Suffer Most. For the thousands of pupils in Tulsa – and across Oklahoma – who struggled with school during the COVID-19 pandemic, those challenges are destined to impact their earnings potential in the workplace. Students of the COVID-19 era will likely take home thousands of dollars less in wages annually than they would have had the pandemic not occurred, according to a new education study.

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A Book That Finally Tells Greenwood’s Epic Story

“Before its burning, Greenwood Avenue had been lined with hotels, restaurants, furriers, and even an early taxi service using a Ford Model T,” Luckerson wrote in The Ringer. “Nearly 200 businesses populated the 35-square-block district in all, as did some homes as stately as the ones owned by upper-class whites in the city.”

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Two Tulsa Educators Who Overcame The Pandemic’s Challenges

The impact of the COVID-19 virus was brutal for Tulsa Public Schools’ teachers. The same woes that burdened educators across the country – and indeed globally – affected them, too: school administrators who were ambivalent about how to respond to the pandemic; off-and-on decisions about whether schools would be remote or in-person; coping with COVID-19 illnesses themselves or among colleagues; having to learn the tools of remote teaching on the spot.

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Alisa Bell, J.A.M.E.S.: A Champion For Young Mothers

Since it was founded in 2007, J.A.M.E.S., Inc. has helped hundreds of young Tulsa mothers, Bell estimates. Around 70 percent are young Black Tulsans, while the others are white, Native American or Latina.

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Doubts Rise Over A Resolution To Tulsa Race Massacre Mass Graves

Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave., will show “Miss Juneteenth” on Mother’s Day on May 12, 4:30 p.m. Free admission will be provided to all mothers.

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Remote Learning Delivers Mixed Success for Tulsa Area Students in the Era Of COVID-19

The Oklahoma Eagle has conducted a probe into how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the nearly 33,000 students in Tulsa Public Schools and the surrounding metropolitan area school districts.

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Oklahoma GOP-led Measure Providing Public Funding For Private Education Becomes Law

The new legislation will likely weaken Tulsa Public Schools and other public school systems across the state by diverting millions of dollars from them. It may also disadvantage families in economically disadvantaged communities, many of whom cannot afford private schools, several educators and lawmakers have said.

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Students of the COVID-19 Era: How the Pandemic followed them to Langston University, Oklahoma’s only HBCU

TULSA – The coronavirus pandemic may be waning across much of the globe. However, for many students at Langston University – the only Oklahoma historically Black college and university – the aftereffects still impact their lives at its campuses in Langston, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

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A Book That Finally Tells Greenwood’s Epic Story

“Before its burning, Greenwood Avenue had been lined with hotels, restaurants, furriers, and even an early taxi service using a Ford Model T,” Luckerson wrote in The Ringer. “Nearly 200 businesses populated the 35-square-block district in all, as did some homes as stately as the ones owned by upper-class whites in the city.”

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A Love Letter to Mrs. Doubtfire

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In The Era Of COVID-19, Tulsa Public Schools Lost A Generation Of Black And Brown Students

The Oklahoma Eagle is investigating how the coronavirus pandemic impacted the education of the Black and Brown children in Tulsa Public Schools. In the first installment of our three-part series, we detail the impact the pandemic has had on the disadvantaged schools in our community.

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Doubts Rise Over A Resolution To Tulsa Race Massacre Mass Graves

Is the city of Tulsa serious in its mission to uncover the mystery of bodies still missing from the 1921 Race Massacre?

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Remote Learning Delivers Mixed Success for Tulsa Area Students in the Era Of COVID-19

The Oklahoma Eagle has conducted a probe into how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the nearly 33,000 students in Tulsa Public Schools and the surrounding metropolitan area school districts.

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FWD: People First

Nearly 2 million people are incarcerated in U.S. jails & prisons. Too often, they are described as “offender” & “felon”. These labels bias the public against criminal justice reform and make more freedom less possible.

Word choices matter. Put #peoplefirst.

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WE PURSUE THE FULL AND CLEAR TRUTHS ABOUT THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN GREATER TULSA AND OKLAHOMA, FROM K-12 TO OUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.

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THE HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT AND GREATER TULSA HAVE A VIBRANT AND RICH ARTS COMMUNITY, WORTHY OF DISCOVERY AND CELEBRATION.

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WE PURSUE THE FULL AND CLEAR TRUTHS ABOUT THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN GREATER TULSA AND OKLAHOMA, FROM K-12 TO OUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.

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Oklahoma Needs Critical Race Theory 

Republican governors Ron DeSantis of Florida and Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma and their respective GOP-majority legislatures have moved aggressively to ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory in the education system in their states.

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THE HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT AND GREATER TULSA HAVE A VIBRANT AND RICH ARTS COMMUNITY, WORTHY OF DISCOVERY AND CELEBRATION.

Jarrod Kopp, Obum UkabamLittle Shop of Horrors, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, TPAC, Graceson Todd, Majeste Pearson, James Burkhalter III, Joseph Wright, Nash McQuarters, Justin Daniels, Jamia Newsome, Alexandria Moore, Elara Ford, Joseph Wright, Terrell Crawford, Josh Yap,

HADESTOWN: A CLASSIC PRODUCTION WITH CONTEMPORARY THEMES

“It is about hope and love, and will love win? Will love carry you through?”

A Love Letter to Mrs. Doubtfire

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