Justice for Greenwood Hosts Powerful Gala 105 Years After the Massacre
TULSA, Okla. — Angela Rye stood beneath the lights of the Greenwood 120 Award Gala, holding an award she said she could not accept. “I cannot accept this award with integrity,”…
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Beyond Basketball: The Oklahoma City Thunder and America’s Black Immigrant Contradiction
Through Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort, one writer explores how Black immigrant excellence is celebrated in America while Black belonging remains contested.
When the Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA Championship,…
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Truth-Tellers and Wealth Builders: Who Are the Greenwood 120 Gala Honorees?
TULSA, Okla — Tonight, at the inaugural Greenwood 120 Gala…
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Commemoration Fund Announces $1 Million Investment in Tulsa Organizations Focused on Equity
TULSA, Okla. — The Commemoration Fund announced Tuesday it will…
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DreamFi: Ben Crump’s Bet on Black Financial Freedom
Attorney Ben Crump has spent three decades in American courtrooms…
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The True Story Of Memorial Day: How Newly Freed Black Charlestonians Honored Fallen Soldiers
The Washington Race Course and Jockey Club in Charleston, South…
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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 
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LangstonLangston University 2024 Homecoming University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Credit: Cory Young 
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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 
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Head Coach Quinton Morgan at W.E. Anderson Stadium Saturday, October 21, 2024 Credit: Cory Young 
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2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming Court Credit: Cory Young / The Black Wall Street Times 
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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 
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Langston University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Politics & Opinions
“The Black Economy Is Under Attack”: Pressley, Civil Rights Leaders Sound Alarm on Jobs and Voting Rights
WASHINGTON — As black unemployment climbs amid threats to voting rights, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Color of Change, the NAACP, the Urban League, and other civil rights activists declared a…
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Black Maternal Health Week at 10: Preventable Deaths Persist as Black Women Lead the Fight for Change
Ten years after Black Maternal Health Week first sounded the alarm, Black women in the United States remain three times…
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GRAND Mental Health launches ApexCare app
TULSA, Okla. — GRAND Mental Health has launched a new digital platform to expand behavioral health care across Oklahoma. On April 6,…
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Americans are losing HIV care. The Real Housewives want you to know about it.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of low-income Americans with HIV are losing access to vital medications, as states grapple with a lack…
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Study Finds Colon Cancer Deaths In The US On The Rise
In a striking reversal of long-term medical trends, colorectal cancer (CRC) has shifted from a disease predominantly associated with the…
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UPrep Tackles the Black Male Education Crisis Through Leadership and Career Training
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — At a time when many educators and policymakers are sounding the alarm over declining educational outcomes for Black male…
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Tulsa Parents Hit by Childcare Costs as Coalition Pushes $30M Plan
TULSA, Okla. — For many Tulsa parents, the cost of childcare is no longer just another monthly bill. It is shaping decisions…
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Australia bans social media for users under 16
In a move watched closely by governments worldwide, Australia has become the first nation to implement a blanket ban on social media for children under…
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Black Creek leaders seek GAO records tied to Freedmen citizenship debate
TULSA, Okla. — Attorneys representing Black Creek descendants in an ongoing citizenship dispute with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation are requesting records from the federal…
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SCOTUS considers whether plea deals block all appeals in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON — The ability to appeal or not to appeal was the question before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, as justices considered how…
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Quickly intensifying into a Category 5 hurricane—the highest classification on the Saffir-Simpson scale—Melissa is forecast to bring catastrophic conditions, potentially surpassing the devastation of past major storms like Gilbert (1988).
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Cole balancing local promises, Trump cuts in NOAA budget fight
Despite scaled-back threats, $380M in cuts to NOAA still put OU’s storm research and jobs at risk.
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Oklahoma ranks seventh among top 10 states for weather damage
Severe weather cost Oklahoma over half a billion dollars in damage over the last five years, study finds.
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