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Our legislative session kicked off on Monday, Feb. 6, with Governor Stitt's State of the State Address. In his annual speech, he outlines his coverage and funds priorities as we…

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State To Begin Next Reopening Phase Despite Testing Issues | The Oklahoma Eagle

The state remains on track to begin the next phase of business reopenings later this week even as hospitalization numbers spiked Wednesday and health officials worked to resolve testing accessibility

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Coleman, Bessie (1892–1926)

In 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first black woman to gain an international permit to fly. After learning French, she attended the famous flight school Ecole d’Aviation des Frères Caudron in Northern France. No schools in America would train a black person. She was inspired to fly by the stories

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Gullah language

Gullah, also called Sea Island Creole English[1] [2] and Geechee, is a creole language spoken by the Gullah people (also called Geechees within the community), an African-American population living on the Sea Islands and in the coastal regions of the American states of South Carolina, Georgia and

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How Black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny

The state’s new standards are going out to schools as a national conversation on racial injustice brings new scrutiny to how African American history is taught

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Secretary Bernhardt Designates John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park as African American Civil Rights Network Site

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt has designated the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park as an official member of the African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN), formally recognizing the historical and national significance of the tragic Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and

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Juneteenth: activists across US inherit a historic battle for racial justice

This year, many Juneteenth events have been revamped as virtual or cancelled altogether as the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately threatens the African American community the holiday represents, commemorating the end of

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The things we don't say to White people and what the Tulsa Massacre has to do with that

The other day I was on some passive aggressive (trip) and decided to ask my (White) roommate a question I already knew the answer to, “Have you ever heard of

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett: She Fought Against Racism and Lynching

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, known for much of her public career as Ida B. Wells, was an anti-lynching activist, a muckraking journalist, a lecturer, and a militant activist for racial justice. She lived from July 16, 1862 to March

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On This Day in Black History: Johnny Rogers is Awarded the Heisman Trophy

Rogers began his career at a very young age where he represented the university in various sports such as basketball, baseball, football and

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Coronavirus, COVID-19 Tulsa, Oklahoma May 21 | The Oklahoma Eagle

Test results are updated daily For the most up-to-date news, information and business resources in Tulsa, the Civil Emergency in Tulsa, groups of 50 or less are allowed to gather and the City has begun issuing special events permits for events with less than 50

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KENYANS DEMAND JUSTICE AFTER POLICE KILLING OF YOUNG TEEN – The Wilmington Journal

In a recent march against police violence, some 200 demonstrators filled the streets, carrying signs reading “Life is Priceless”, “Save our Future” and “Never

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Op-Ed: The remarkable idiocy of holding a Trump rally in Tulsa | The Atlanta Voice

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Against One’s Interests

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African-American Civil Rights Movement (1865–1896)

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Oklahoma City Police Arrest Black Man Gasping ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Before He Dies

Recently released police body camera footage of an incident that resulted in the death of a Black man in Oklahoma City man shows that he gasped the same words as George Floyd in May and Eric Garner six years

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Opinion: Too Many African American Children Are Born in Shackles

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Jack and Jill of America Foundation Partners With Natural Grocers to Donate $133K to HBCU Students

Natural Grocers, Together With Its Customers, Donated $133,000 to Eliminate Student Debt for Graduates at Prairie View AM University and Huston-Tillotson during the Inaugural Year of the JJ College GAP Fund for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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COVID-19 Infection rates among young people in the South and West drastically increases | The Atlanta Voice

The major thrust of new coronavirus cases in the United States is in the South and West, where officials say more young people are ignoring social distancing measures and testing

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Kojo Asamoa-Caesar makes history as first Ghanaian-American to run for U.S Congress - Face2Face Africa

Educator and community leader Kojo Asamoa-Caesar has made history as the first Ghanaian-American to run for the U.S Congress. He won the nomination of the Democratic Party in the primaries for Oklahoma’s First Congressional District, Tulsa. He also becomes the first-ever first-generation

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Jackson, James Lloyd (1920-2008)

James Lloyd Jackson was one of the little known heroes of the D-Day Landing at Normandy Beach in France in 1944. Jackson was born in Lakeland, Florida on February 25, 1920 to Essie May Holly and Amos Jackson. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1938. For the next five years he worked for the

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KKK activities effects Oklahoma

Governor said Oklahoma was in a state of Virtual rebellion and insurrection because of KKK activities. Martial Law was declared.

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Voting In Oklahoma: Everything You Need To Know About Voting In The June 30 Statewide Election | The Oklahoma Eagle

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Anthony Davis: The Man Behind the Pulitzer Prize – Voice and Viewpoint

He just won the Pulitzer Prize for his opera about “The Central Park

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Mississippi Constitutional Convention began

Mississippi Constitutional Convention began systematic exclusion of Blacks from political life of South, August 12-November 1. The Mississippi Plan (Literacy and understanding tests) was later adopted with embellishments by other states: South Carolina (1895), Louisiana (1898), North Carolina

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Racial Uplift, Black Power, and Reparations on the Kansas Frontier: Abram T. Hall, Edward P. McCabe, and John W. Niles

In the article below independent historian Charlotte Hinger explores the concept of racial uplift, black electoral power and reparations for slavery in the ideals of three early citizens of Nicodemus, the most famous 19th Century black town in the

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Homegoing Services For Ralph Sumers Smoote Wednesday First Baptist Church Tulsa At 12 Noon | The Oklahoma Eagle

Ralph Sumers Smoote was born to Lucille Riser Smoote and Artie Raymond Smoote, Sr. in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 15 November 1962

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'What's The Matter With Kansas?' - A Deconstruction

Apart from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont - all Eastern seaboard states - only states boasting an overwhelming majority of white voters (ranging from 93.5% to 84.5% of the total population) were considered (since to include states with higher percentages of African-Americans and other minorities

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McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents (1950)

Appellant, a Negro citizen of Oklahoma possessing a masters degree, was admitted to the Graduate School of the state-supported University of Oklahoma as a candidate for a doctorate in education and was permitted to use the same classroom, library and cafeteria as white students. Pursuant to

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Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners to Sponsor National ‘COVID-19 Day of Service’

BOWIE, MD – The Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners Dealership Association (TLMODA) is working with The Salvation Army to fill the pantries of families in need during the coronavirus

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Four term mayor of Langston Okla.

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