For City Council, District 4: Send Kara Joy McKee and Juan Miret to the runoff
By: Editorial Board Over the past year, Blake Ewing has proved to the city of Tulsa what an immense hole he will leave to be filled on the city council. He […]
For City Council, District 6 – Dezeray Edwards
By: Editorial Board East Tulsa is one of the most diverse areas of the city, and for a time has been an area of the city where the voices of many of […]
Blake Ewing Calls “BS” on Jerry Goodwin
District 1 Tulsa City Council candidate Jerry Goodwin received a ruthless rebuke from Blake Ewing at Wednesday’s city council meeting. This came after Goodwin pulled what Councilor Ewing considers a political stunt against his opponent, current City Councilwoman Vanessa Hall-Harper — the only African American elected official serving on city council.
National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls to hold national FreeHer conference in Tulsa
The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls will hold its national conference, FreeHer, in Tulsa on Sept. 28-30. Oklahoma leads the nation in incarceration, but Tulsa is an outlier, producing proven strategies to reduce the prison population. This conference will highlight criminal justice reform work being done around the country as well as in Tulsa.
Black charter schools caught in political crossfire
There is an anti-charter school movement that is sweeping the US like an uncontrollable wide-fire. Black students, once again, are unfortunately caught in the crossfires amid drive-bys taking place between the Red and Blue political gangs; that are the Democrat and Republican parties. Two political bodies seemingly fail to harken on the ambitious that black Americans actually wanted during the Brown v Board of Education debate in the early 1950s, which was equity in education from academics to administrations.
School to Prison Pipeline: Tulsa Improving but disparities remain
Oklahoma has surpassed Louisiana to become the incarceration capitol of the world earlier this year. Studies have shown that suspending students out of school leads to negative educational outcome and a higher likelihood of entering the criminal justice system.
Jack White Playing Ball in Turley
Jack White and his band playing a baseball game in Turley with Kiowa opening ceremonies was a zen-like spiritual end to last weekend.
It’s Lit
It’s Lit: Book Club
“At our first meeting, I want to talk about how what we want this to look like, because this is OUR book club.” Crystal Rene
Tulsa Artists Underground
Two underground events in Tulsa last weekend showcased the best of creativity and collaboration among local artists.
MisFEST 2018
You might have missed MisFEST, but I sure did not. It was an awesome day of art, empowerment, and love for all things femme. Check out my photo log of candid MisFEST […]
