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Ross Johnson

Ross Johnson is an editorial columnist and creative director of The Oklahoma Eagle, working collaboratively to guide the media company’s print and digital design direction.

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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.”
Shirley Chisholm, Kamala Harris, 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
From Brooklyn to Oakland: Passing the Baton from Chisholm to Harris
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
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
We Shall Know Them By Their Deeds
Charisa Dene Jacobs, Black American Cowboy, Madame x Josephine, 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
Burnt Sienna, A Creative Passion & The Identity of An Artist: Charisa Dene Jacobs
Nex Benedict, OKEQ, 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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Fulton Street Books & Coffee, All-Black Towns, Black Towns, Oklahoma Black Towns, Historic Black Towns, 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, Viola Ford Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle, Hughes Van Ellis
Fulton Street Books & Coffee Has Moved To Greenwood,  And We’re Here For It
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, Viola Ford Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle, Hughes Van Ellis
2001 Tulsa Race “Riot” (Massacre) Commission Report Update: From Rhetoric To Remedy
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
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
TAKEOVER? What It Means For Tulsa Public Schools
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
“A Whistle Blew About 5:00 A.M., And The Invasion Of Greenwood Began”
Tyre Nichols, Police State, Daunte Wright, Andre Hill, Manuel Ellis, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, Stephon Clark, Terence Crutcher, Aura Rosser, Tulsa Police Department, TPD, Criminal Justice, Deadly Force, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood, OKEagle
The Police Killing of Tyre Nichols: Is It Time to Reform the Current Police State System?
HR1001, Oklahoma Politics, Voter Suppression, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood, OKEagle
THE DESTRUCTION OF DEMOCRACY:  The Oklahoma GOP’s Scheme To Nullify The Votes of Legislators
Regina Goodwin, Jeanettie Marshall, Black Teachers, African American Teachers, Black Educators, African American Educators, Teacher Shortage, Critical Race Theory, CRT, Teaching, Teacher Diversity, African American Students, Black Students, African American Education, Black Education, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood, OKEagle
Tulsa School Board Postpones Redistricting Vote
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Tulsa’s Rejection of Dignity, After Death
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, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood, OKEagle
Tulsa’s “Little Shop of Horrors” Is A “Must See” Production… Final Performance, Oct. 30
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Race Massacre, Greenwood, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood
Oklahoma’s Pursuit of a Benign and Shameless History Finds An Ally
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Race Massacre, Greenwood, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood District, African American History, Black History, The Oklahoma Eagle, Greenwood
A 1,200 Mile Drive And The Fulton St. Books & Coffee CRUFFIN
Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, Christina Calhoun, Victor Castro-Huerta, SCOTUS, Supreme Court of The United States, State Sovereignty, Freedman, The Oklahoma Eagle, Black Wall Street
“State Sovereignty Does Not End At A Reservation’s Border.” 
Dawn Tree, Americana, African American Art, African American Artist, Black Art, Black Artist, Greenwood, Tulsa, Black Wall Street, Dawn, The Oklahoma Eagle, Oklahoma Eagle
The Art & Soul of Dawn Tree’s AMERICANA
Oklahoma’s Deadly Castles
The Oklahoma Eagle, Reparations, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, The Oklahoma Eagle
The Birth of True Reparations 
The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Oklahoma Eagle, Tulsa, Greenwood, Black Wall Street, African American News, Black News, Black American News, Black News, African American Opinion, Black American Opinion
“Roe Was On A Collision Course With The Constitution From The Day That It Was Decided.”
The New Willie Horton
The Things That We Tell Ourselves: “Uncle Tom”
HB3159, Contagious Diseases, The Oklahoma Eagle, The Eagle, Black Wall Street, Historic Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa Oklahoma, African American History, Black History, African American News, Black News, African American Media, African American Print News, Black History, African American History
HB3159: The Open Door Policy For Contagious Diseases
A Slow And Steady Assault On Democracy: Redistricting And The Ethnic Vote