A third person familiar with Pelosi’s remarks but unauthorized to speak publicly says she told Democrats they have reached “a moment of truth” with the president.
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Are black kids under attack in America? It certainly seems that way. Isaiah Lewis is another black kid in the self-proclaimed Land of Opportunity who didn’t get his chance to grow up and get things right. His black skin didn’t afford him the privilege of living without regrets.
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Arts and Culture
A Filmmaker, an Anthropologist and a Sculptor Launch National Tour to Ignite a Conversation Around Black Men and Vulnerability
“Tulsa will always be home for me and the black community still bears the scars of the devastating race riots of 1921,” said Ellison. “Our goal is to create spaces of vulnerability and archive the stories of black men who talk about the masks we wear each day.”
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Actor Jharrel Jerome, best known for his roles in Moonlight and When They See Us, won the primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
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Arts and CultureBusinessNews
America’s Sneaker Subculture and Venita Cooper’s New Black Wall Street Sneaker Store
This month, Silhouette Sneakers & Art brought multiple sneaker-cultural experts to Tulsa for an exclusive event and panel discussion for citizens who are seemingly married to their footwear. The atmosphere was laden with sneakers and of art from local artists Alexander Tamahn, Rebekah Campbell McIlwain, and No Parking Studios.
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In each episode, “Blerds” follows the lives of these close friends who not only had a hard time navigating their teens but just like high school, each one is trying like hell to survive and make sense of their adulthood, filled with the added responsibilities of parenthood, marriage, finances and making the tough decision to either set aside their dreams in order to conform, ‘grow up and get a real job’, or follow their dreams at all costs.
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Education
Booker T. Washington High School and public charter schools shouldn’t be the only exception for high-quality education for black kids
Why in the hell are our majority-black schools in Tulsa still suffering? After all, we started integrating Tulsa Public Schools in the late ’60s and ’70s. During Tulsa’s segregated years, black children were thoroughly educated within the safety ‘nest’ of the Greenwood District. For decades black children would grow in intellect, becoming adults and contributing to Black Wall Streets’ golden era. Yet today in 2019, black Tulsa finds itself believing this false sense of promise that our children will have it better tomorrow because yesterday we as a little city within the larger city of Tulsa built the wealthiest black community in the African diaspora, and we did it without the help of white leadership.