Dr. Syeachia Dennis on Why Community-Based Investment Is Central to Medicaid Care
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Black Unemployment Rises to Levels Not Seen Since 2009 Recession
Black Unemployment Reaches Post-Recession Highs
In November 2025, Black unemployment rose to 8.3 percent, according…
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Oklahoma National Guard’s Task Force Thunder Deploys to Washington, D.C.
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Gift Raps: Turning Hip Hop Into Mutual Aid for Oklahoma Families
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How Food Insecurity Is Fueling Mental Health Struggles in Tulsa
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A Christmas Story Sets a Historic First With an All-Black Cast in Tulsa
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Langston University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Credit: Cory Young / The Black Wall Street Times 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Marching Band Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
LangstonLangston University 2024 Homecoming University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Head Coach Quinton Morgan at W.E. Anderson Stadium Saturday, October 21, 2024 Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University Lions Head Coach Quinton Morgan Credit: Cory Young 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming Court Credit: Cory Young / The Black Wall Street Times 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming 
Action during the Bartlesville-Sand Springs football matchup on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. CORY YOUNG/for the Sand Springs Leader 
Action during the Bartlesville-Sand Springs football matchup on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. CORY YOUNG/for the Sand Springs Leader 
Action during the Bartlesville-Sand Springs football matchup on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. CORY YOUNG/for the Sand Springs Leader 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 Credit: Cory Young / The Black Wall Street Times 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
2024 Black Wall Street Legacy Fest 2024 
Langston University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
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Colin Kaepernick says taking a knee was ‘absolutely worth it’
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Australia bans social media for users under 16
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Stitt issues rare clemency to death row inmate
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Cole balancing local promises, Trump cuts in NOAA budget fight
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Oklahoma ranks seventh among top 10 states for weather damage
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