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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Oklahoma State Officials Vote To Accredit Tulsa Public Schools, Averting State Takeover
Tulsa, Okla. The Oklahoma State Board of Education on Thursday, Aug. 24 voted to approve the accreditation of Tulsa Public Schools. The OSBE set the accreditation status at "accredited with deficiencies."
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Gary Lee
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TAKEOVER? What It Means For Tulsa Public Schools
Should Oklahoma officials ‘make good’ on their threats of further punitive action against TPS, and takeover the state’s largest school district in pursuit of its perceived Brave New World, Tulsa students and parents will ultimately shoulder the weight of such partisan bias.
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Ross D. Johnson
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Tulsans Unite To Oppose Bid For Takeover Of The City’s School System
TULSA, OKLA. - A broad united front composed of Tulsa parents, teachers, lawmakers, philanthropist organizations, students, and concerned citizens has formed a solid block of opposition to the threat of a state takeover of Tulsa Public Schools.
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Gary Lee
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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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Ross D. Johnson
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Will Justice Prevail For Race Massacre Survivors?
With Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall’s dismissal of the Race Massacre survivor’s case for reparations, the burning question is whether there is any remaining hope for justice for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the most murderous, violent acts in the city’s history.
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Gary Lee
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Tennessee State University Becomes First HBCU with Hockey Program
NASHVILLE— Tennessee State University announced Wednesday that it has become the first historically Black college or University (HBCU) to offer men's ice hockey at the collegiate level. Adding ice hockey highlights the institution’s dedication to fostering diversity, inclusion and expanding athletic opportunities for students.
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The Oklahoma Eagle Staff
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Eagle Managing Editor Lee Named One of Oklahoma’s Best Journalists
SHAWNEE – Gary Lee’s journalism career has come full circle. Like the majority of Tulsans who were born in the Historic Greenwood District, The Oklahoma Eagle was the sole source to read about the happenings in the Black community.
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The Oklahoma Eagle Staff
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The Eagle Receives Top Awards In Annual Oklahoma Press Association Competition
SHAWNEE – The Oklahoma Eagle – the state’s oldest Black-owned newspaper that rose from the ashes of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre – won a record number of top journalism honors in the Oklahoma Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest Awards.
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The Oklahoma Eagle Staff
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Oklahoma State Officials Vote To Accredit Tulsa Public Schools, Averting State Takeover
Tulsa, Okla. The Oklahoma State Board of Education on Thursday, Aug. 24 voted to approve the accreditation of Tulsa Public Schools. The OSBE set the accreditation status at "accredited with deficiencies."
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Gary Lee
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FEATURED
TAKEOVER? What It Means For Tulsa Public Schools
Should Oklahoma officials ‘make good’ on their threats of further punitive action against TPS, and takeover the state’s largest school district in pursuit of its perceived Brave New World, Tulsa students and parents will ultimately shoulder the weight of such partisan bias.
CONTRIBUTOR
Ross D. Johnson
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Tulsans Unite To Oppose Bid For Takeover Of The City’s School System
TULSA, OKLA. - A broad united front composed of Tulsa parents, teachers, lawmakers, philanthropist organizations, students, and concerned citizens has formed a solid block of opposition to the threat of a state takeover of Tulsa Public Schools.
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Gary Lee
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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.
CONTRIBUTOR
Ross D. Johnson
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Will Justice Prevail For Race Massacre Survivors?
With Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall’s dismissal of the Race Massacre survivor’s case for reparations, the burning question is whether there is any remaining hope for justice for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the most murderous, violent acts in the city’s history.
CONTRIBUTOR
Gary Lee
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Tennessee State University Becomes First HBCU with Hockey Program
NASHVILLE— Tennessee State University announced Wednesday that it has become the first historically Black college or University (HBCU) to offer men's ice hockey at the collegiate level. Adding ice hockey highlights the institution’s dedication to fostering diversity, inclusion and expanding athletic opportunities for students.
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The Oklahoma Eagle Staff
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Eagle Managing Editor Lee Named One of Oklahoma’s Best Journalists
SHAWNEE – Gary Lee’s journalism career has come full circle. Like the majority of Tulsans who were born in the Historic Greenwood District, The Oklahoma Eagle was the sole source to read about the happenings in the Black community.
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The Oklahoma Eagle Staff
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The Eagle Receives Top Awards In Annual Oklahoma Press Association Competition
SHAWNEE – The Oklahoma Eagle – the state’s oldest Black-owned newspaper that rose from the ashes of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre – won a record number of top journalism honors in the Oklahoma Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest Awards.
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The Oklahoma Eagle Staff
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Tulsans Remember Tina Turner, A Down-To-Earth Rock Star
In February of 1968, The Ike and Tina Turner Revue came to Tulsa to entertain the home crowd. Even back then, fans recall, at all of 29, Tina showed up at the North Tulsa-based Big Ten Ballroom with her self-styled diva glamour.
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Gary Lee
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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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The Oklahoma Eagle Staff
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PEOPLE, NEWS AND THE PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF TULSANS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE BUILDING A GREATER TULSA, EVERY DAY.
Black Queer Tulsa’s Diamond Ball
Black excellence was on ful display at Black Queer Tulsa’s Diamond Ball this year.
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire The Booker T. Washington and the Mighty Class of 1968,…
Zelia Breaux, A Renowned Musician and Educator
Mrs. Zelia Breaux devoted 50 years to teaching music at Langston university and in Douglass High school, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Vernetta (Petty) Gibson passed away on Friday, January 13th, 2023. She was 83 years old.
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PEOPLE, NEWS AND THE PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF TULSANS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE BUILDING A GREATER TULSA, EVERY DAY.
BLACK QUEER TULSA'S DIAMOND BALL
Black excellence was on ful display at Black Queer Tulsa’s Diamond Ball this year.
918 SERIES
A BRIEF Q&A WITH TULSANS WHO SHARE THEIR PASSIONS AND INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
918: ABA N. HAMMOND, OUTGOING CHAIR, TULSA'S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Aba N. Hammond, the outgoing chair of Tulsa's Young Professionals (TYPROS). Hammond, 30, a business strategist and consultant by profession, is the first Black to serve in TYPROS's chair role.
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“We must be committed to every tomorrow.“
The Oklahoma Eagle, its staff, partners, affiliates and supporters embrace every opportunity to review and assess strategies and solutions that strengthen our ability to thrive.
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Tulsans Remember Tina Turner, A Down-To-Earth Rock Star
In February of 1968, The Ike and Tina Turner Revue came to Tulsa to entertain the home crowd. Even back then, fans recall, at all of 29, Tina showed up at the North Tulsa-based Big Ten Ballroom with her self-styled diva glamour.
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Gary Lee
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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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The Oklahoma Eagle Staff
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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
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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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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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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Gary Lee
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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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Ross D. Johnson, The Oklahoma Eagle
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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.
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.
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
“It is about hope and love, and will love win? Will love carry you through?”
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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.
Explore
“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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