Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street,
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OPINION

Deborah Gist, Gist, Ryan Walters, Kevin Stitt, Tulsa Public Schools, TPS, School Takeover, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, 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

WALTERS’ POUND OF FLESH

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

TULSANS HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN OAKLAWN

POLITICS

THE DESTRUCTION OF DEMOCRACY

COMMUNITY

Black Men, African American Men, Racism, Tulsa, The Oklahoma Eagle, Black Wall Street, The Historic Greenwood District, Tulsa

BLACK MEN ARE EXCELLENT

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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."

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee

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State Board Poised To Sanction Tulsa Public Schools

In spite of Gist’s sudden resignation, the OSBE board is poised to impose some sanctions against TPS.

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John Neal

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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.

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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Tulsa Philanthropies And Tribes Rally Support for Tulsa Public Schools

A coalition of leading Tulsa philanthropic organizations and tribal governments is actively opposing Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters' threatened takeover of Tulsa Public Schools.

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Gary Lee

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State Superintendent Walters Continues Attack on Tulsa Public Schools

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ryan Walters, escalated his attack on Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) in a press conference on Aug. 7.

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John Neal

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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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Gary Lee

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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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Michael Johnson Passes: Former Williams Companies Executive And Community Leader

Former Williams Companies executive and civic leader Michael Perkins Johnson passed away with his family by his side on July 12, 2023 at the age of 77.

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The Oklahoma Eagle

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Fixins Soul Kitchen: Modern Soul Food And A Cool Vibe In Tulsa’s Black Wall Street

It’s only Tuesday night, and every seat at Fixins Soul Kitchen, 222 N. Detroit Ave., is taken.

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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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The Evans-Fintube Saga: What happened to a $68 million development plan for Greenwood?

What happened? How was the most significant, Black-run development project in Tulsa in memory suddenly dropped?

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Gary Lee

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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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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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State Board Poised To Sanction Tulsa Public Schools

In spite of Gist’s sudden resignation, the OSBE board is poised to impose some sanctions against TPS.

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John Neal

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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.

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.

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee

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Tulsa Philanthropies And Tribes Rally Support for Tulsa Public Schools

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ryan Walters, escalated his attack on Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) in a press conference on Aug. 7.

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Gary Lee

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Tulsa Public Schools, TPS, Ryan Walters, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

State Superintendent Walters Continues Attack on Tulsa Public Schools

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ryan Walters, escalated his attack on Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) in a press conference on Aug. 7.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal

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Ernie Fields, Carmen Fields, Going Back to T-Town, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Race Massacre, Racial Violence, Greenwood, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood

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.

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee

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FEATURED

Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, 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

“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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Caroline Wall, Viola Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle, Hughes Van Ellis Sr., Damario Solomon-Simmons, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Race Massacre, Racial Violence, Greenwood, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood

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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FEATURED

Michael Johnson, African American Entrepreneur, Black Entrepreneur, Black Executives, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

Michael Johnson Passes: Former Williams Companies Executive And Community Leader

Former Williams Companies executive and civic leader Michael Perkins Johnson passed away with his family by his side on July 12, 2023 at the age of 77.

CONTRIBUTOR

The Oklahoma Eagle

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Fixins, Fixins Soul Kitchen, Soul Food, Tulsa Food, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, URL Media

Fixins Soul Kitchen: Modern Soul Food And A Cool Vibe In Tulsa’s Black Wall Street

It’s only Tuesday night, and every seat at Fixins Soul Kitchen, 222 N. Detroit Ave., is taken.

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee

RELATED

FEATURED

Tennessee State University Becomes First HBCU with Hockey Program, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, URL Media

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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FEATURED

Oklahoma Press Association, OPA, Best News Paper, Oklahoma Newspaper, Gary Lee, M. David Goodwin, James Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Sam Levrault, Kimberly Marsh, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

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.

CONTRIBUTOR

The Oklahoma Eagle Staff

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FEATURED

Franchell Abdallah, Evans Fintube, Greenwood Development, PartnerTulsa, Team Alchemy, Greg Robinson, Charles Lamont, Damali Wilson, BeGood Development, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

The Evans-Fintube Saga: What happened to a $68 million development plan for Greenwood?

What happened? How was the most significant, Black-run development project in Tulsa in memory suddenly dropped?

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee

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FEATURED

Tina Turner, Ike Turner, Big Ten Ballroom, African American News, Black News, African American Newspaper, Black Owned Newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

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.

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee

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FEATURED

Gary Lee, David Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Samantha Levrault, Sam Levrault, African American News, Black News, African American Media, Black Media, Black Owned Media, Tulsa, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

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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Bruce Willingham, McCurtain Gazette-News, Kevin Clardy, Mark Jennings, Alicia Manning, McCurtain, McCurtain County, Racism, African American Education, Black Education, Tulsa, Education, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

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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John Neal

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Black Queer Tulsa’s Diamond Ball

Black excellence was on ful display at Black Queer Tulsa’s Diamond Ball this year.

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Black excellence was on ful display at Black Queer Tulsa’s Diamond Ball this year.

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Aba Hammond, TYPOS, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood, OKEagle

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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.

CONTRIBUTOR

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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Gary Lee, David Goodwin, Ross Johnson, Samantha Levrault, Sam Levrault, African American News, Black News, African American Media, Black Media, Black Owned Media, Tulsa, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street

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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.

CONTRIBUTOR

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.

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee

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Walters’ Pound of Flesh
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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.

CONTRIBUTOR

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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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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The Oklahoma Eagle

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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.

CONTRIBUTOR

John Neal

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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

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.

CONTRIBUTOR

Gary Lee

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Walters’ Pound of Flesh

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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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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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