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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 
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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 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming 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.
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Charles Booker Wants to Make History in Kentucky; But Says His Campaign Is Bigger Than Politics
For most of his life, Charles Booker has known only one political reality in Kentucky: Mitch McConnell holding power in Washington. Booker was just two weeks old when McConnell first…
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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.
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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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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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“DEI is Dead”: Dept. of Ed. Faces Backlash Over Social Media Post
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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
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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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