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The daddy of them all: Roy LeBlanc Invitational rodeo is back for its 70th year
Thousands of cowboys and cowgirls and fans alike witnessed the Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo in Okmulgee.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Tulsa to put $6 million toward homelessness as resident frustrations mount
“From my own moral compass, folks sleeping outside is not a good idea," Mayor Monroe Nichols said.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation Citizenship Board files petition to rehear freedmen case
The nation’s Supreme Court ruled in July that freedmen should be granted citizenship. Attorneys for MCN want the case reconsidered.
JOE TOMLINSON
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Muscogee Nation Supreme Court rules freedmen are tribal citizens
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Treaty of 1866 requires the tribal nation to include freedmen as citizens. It also said any reference to “by blood” citizenship in the tribe’s constitution is unlawful and void.
JOE TOMLINSON
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Health department announces TB case at Tulsa’s McLain High
The Tulsa Health Department is investigating a single case of tuberculosis at McLain High School. Tulsa Public Schools said Tuesday it was trying to get in touch with anyone who may have been exposed between March 1 and May 23.
ROSS TERRELL
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Tulsa’s public cooling stations open as city braces for week of extreme heat
Extreme heat is expected to continue through Sunday, reaching 92-98 degrees. Factor in the humidity and maximum “feels like” temperatures in Tulsa and surrounding areas could hit 109 this weekend.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Good trouble: Tulsans evoke John Lewis’ legacy to remain hopeful
On the fifth anniversary of John Lewis’ death, about 30 Tulsans gathered on Thursday to remember his legacy and project hope.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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988 suicide crisis lifeline ends program for LGBTQ+ youth, including in Oklahoma
Starting Thursday, LGBTQ+ youth in Oklahoma who dial 988 will no longer have a separate, specific option for mental health care.
ROSS TERRELL
The Oklahoma Eagle
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How Tulsa’s flood planning could help it withstand threat of federal cuts
Following deadly floods in the 1980s, Tulsa reinvented its mitigation efforts
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Tulsans Push Back on Reworld’s Plan to Burn Medical Waste
Residents say they’re concerned about air quality on the city’s west side
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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PEOPLE, NEWS AND THE PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF TULSANS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE BUILDING A GREATER TULSA, EVERY DAY.
Fulton Street Books & Coffee Has Moved To Greenwood, And We’re Here For It
Should anyone perceive Fulton Street Books & Coffee's recent grand opening, at 21 N. Greenwood Ave. (next to Greenwood Rising), as merely a change of location to the historic district, that would completely miss the point of the event... A blame for the head, not the heart.
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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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Mayor Nichols pushes back as governor seeks to thwart agreement with Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Gov. Kevin Stitt has asked the state Supreme Court to toss Tulsa’s agreement giving the nation jurisdiction over misdemeanors involving tribal citizens.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Tulsa Launches Office of Health and Wellbeing, names Jabraan Pasha CHO
The office is receiving $210,000 in funding from Community Care and $50,000 from the George Kaiser Family Foundation.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Central and Webster alumni spar with TPS Board over proposed mascot policy
The board signaled majority approval for the policy, and is scheduled to vote at its Sept. 8 meeting.
ANNA COLLETTO
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Tulsa Public Schools policy proposal could ban ‘discriminatory’ school mascots
Votes on a revised cell phone policy and tardiness definition are also on the board’s Monday meeting agenda.
ANNA COLLETTO
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Tulsa native Caleb Gayle brings story of ‘Black Moses’ home to Oklahoma
The author says Edward McCabe’s pursuit of a Black state in Oklahoma mirrors the "collision of a lot of different types of people’s dreams” in Tulsa today.
ROSS TERRELL
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Tulsa to put $6 million toward homelessness as resident frustrations mount
“From my own moral compass, folks sleeping outside is not a good idea,” Mayor Monroe Nichols said.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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The daddy of them all: Roy LeBlanc Invitational rodeo is back for its 70th year
Thousands of cowboys and cowgirls and fans alike will witness the Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo this weekend in Okmulgee.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Chef Chad Cherry is at war with the system. Tulsa is his basecamp
Cherry, who uses the moniker Chef Kulture, has — in some ways — traded the kitchen for the Gradient building, a coworking space in Tulsa’s Arts District. As he walks from one level to the other before settling at his first floor desk, he’s quick to smile and offer conversation to just about anyone he passes.
ROSS TERRELL
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Mayor Nichols calls public meeting days after boulders installed on sidewalks
On Wednesday, Tulsa installed massive boulders along the sidewalk near the downtown bus station. By Friday, critiques and backlash reached City Hall as Mayor Monroe Nichols called a 4 p.m. public meeting to address concerns.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Books to beds: How Tulsa’s Gaining Ground evolved beyond literacy
When Lisa Shotts started Gaining Ground in 2018, she saw it as a way to help students retain what they learned in school over the summer. But it has since transformed from a mobile book program to a necessary resource.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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‘Victory for the Nation:’ Muscogee freedmen leaders ponder next steps
Muscogee (Creek) Nation freedmen leaders want to meet with the tribe’s leadership next week following Wednesday’s landmark ruling that freedmen are MCN citizens.
JOE TOMLINSON
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Muscogee Nation Supreme Court rules freedmen are tribal citizens
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Treaty of 1866 requires the tribal nation to include freedmen as citizens. It also said any reference to “by blood” citizenship in the tribe’s constitution is unlawful and void.
JOE TOMLINSON
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Good trouble: Tulsans evoke John Lewis’ legacy to remain hopeful
On the fifth anniversary of John Lewis’ death, about 30 Tulsans gathered on Thursday to remember his legacy and project hope.
KIMBERLY MARSH
The Oklahoma Eagle
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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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Gary Lee
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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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John Neal
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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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M. David Goodwin
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Doubts Rise Over A Resolution To Tulsa Race Massacre Mass Graves
LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – JoAnn Goodwin Fields Gilford, a Tulsa community stalwart who shattered racial barriers as an educator, school board member and principal, died May 12, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She was 91.
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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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John Neal
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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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Gary Lee
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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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M. David Goodwin
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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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Gary Lee
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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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Gary Lee
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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.
ARTS & CULTURE
THE HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT AND GREATER TULSA HAVE A VIBRANT AND RICH ARTS COMMUNITY, WORTHY OF DISCOVERY AND CELEBRATION.
EDUCATION
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.
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.
ARTS & CULTURE
THE HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT AND GREATER TULSA HAVE A VIBRANT AND RICH ARTS COMMUNITY, WORTHY OF DISCOVERY AND CELEBRATION.
HADESTOWN: A CLASSIC PRODUCTION WITH CONTEMPORARY THEMES
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“The narratives and voices of the African American community are worthy of being amplified while aligned with our highest virtue, truth.“
We actively build and nurture a culture that is committed to an unwavering exploration of truth and what it reveals.
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CAN BUTTIGIEG'S $1B PLAN HELP TULSA
The U.S. Transportation Secretary hopes to deliver on Pres. Joe Biden’s pledge to reconnect Black communities across America.
Of Greenwood: Liberty Mutual Insurance Series
The Oklahoma Eagle’s “Of Greenwood” series is part of our 2nd Century Campaign, which commemorates the hundredth anniversary of this African American newspaper. “Of Greenwood,” is a monthly series examines key legacies that helped to shape our community as the “Black Wall Street of America.” Our series receives support from Liberty Mutual Insurance.
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