A look inside Tulsa’s Brady Theater. The company announced Thursday that they will change the name of the theater to The Tulsa Theater in 2019. (Photo: Explore Tulsa) By: Nate Morris, senior […]
Brady Theater To Drop Name of Klan Member and Become ‘Tulsa Theater’ Once Again
Excavating Oaklawn: A Conversation with Mayor GT Bynum
By: Nate Morris, senior editor Two months ago, at a small community meeting in the fellowship hall at Morning Star Baptist church, Mayor GT Bynum made an unexpected announcement that would make […]
Autopsy Report Reveals EJ Bradford Shot in Back by Police
By: Nate Morris HOOVER, AL – Two days after Emantic F. Bradford, Jr. was laid to rest, an independent autopsy report released by his family attorney reveal that the 21 year […]
Tulsa’s public charter schools outperform TPS despite less funding
If Oklahoma’s mission is to close the academic achievement gap between racial cohorts, why does the State continue allocating more funding to low-performing traditional public schools in urban areas and not high-performing public charter schools in those same areas?
Dallas Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting Death of Botham Jean
By: Nate Morris, senior editor DALLAS, TX – Amber Guyger, the white Dallas police officer who shot and killed Botham Jean in his own apartment last month, has been charged with murder […]
Why some parents can’t make it to the parent-teacher conference
Black and Latinx parents often are depicted as uneducated and incapable of assisting their children with homework, which may be the reason a black or brown student doesn’t return homework or does poorly in school.
Courts rule $150 Million for student loan forgiveness; Sorry, Mrs. DeVos
Cloudy skies are now clear for some 15,000 current and former students today. The US Department of Education was defeated in court, canceling $150 million of student loan debt for students who attended shady for-profit colleges.
Tulsa Student Leaders Fill Auditorium as They Share How They are Changing Tulsa for the Better
By: Nate Morris, senior editor In a packed auditorium at the Tulsa Community College Center for Creativity, students from seven schools presented their semester-long projects to change their school and the greater […]
Six Years since Sandy Hook
The views expressed in this article are those of Nate Morris, senior editor of The Black Wall Street Times, alone and do no necessarily reflect the views of the organization as a […]
I’m a Teacher Not a Boxer, and I’m Tired of Being Beat Up by My Students
“…abuse in my past, is impacting the choices I’m making for my future. I’m tired of being beat up. I’m tired of being threatened. I don’t want people to say, “You’re a saint for putting up with that.” I want them to say, “How can we change the system so you are safer?”
Poetry- Flying Home
the wind danced with me calling out names of grandmothers i had not known it was a small death laughed the rain drops you didn’t know it would be your last time flying home
Sen Inhofe purchased up to $100,000 in defense contractor stock days after pushing for increased Defense Department spending
By: Nate Morris, senior editor WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, just three short days after pushing to approve President Trump’s record request for three-quarters of a trillion dollars in defense […]
