Officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice fired from WV ranger position
On December 19, 2025, the Snowshoe Resort Community District (SRCD) board in West Virginia voted unanimously to terminate the employment of Timothy Loehmann. Loehmann is the former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014. The decision was reached during an emergency meeting. It marks the fourth known time in seven years…
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Dr. Syeachia Dennis on Why Community-Based Investment Is Central to Medicaid Care
For Dr. Syeachia Dennis, improving health outcomes in Oklahoma starts long before a patient walks into a doctor’s office. As food insecurity and financial strain impact thousands of Medicaid members statewide, Dennis says investing in community-based organizations is critical to preventing crises rather than reacting to them. On Wednesday, Humana Healthy Horizons announced the selection…
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Black Unemployment Rises to Levels Not Seen Since 2009 Recession
In November 2025, Black unemployment rose to 8.3 percent, according to federal labor data. That rate marked the highest level outside the COVID-19 pandemic. It nearly doubled the national unemployment rate, which stood near 4.6 percent. Outside of COVID, the last comparable period occurred during the Great Recession recovery from 2009 to 2011. During that…
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Oklahoma National Guard’s Task Force Thunder Deploys to Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Task Force Thunder, of the Oklahoma National Guard, has officially arrived in Washington. It was announced on Dec. 1 that Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt would be sending 160 members of the guard to assist in President Trump’s “D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission.” Congressman Kevin Hern, Oklahoma State Senate Pro Temp Lonnie Paxton…
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Gift Raps: Turning Hip Hop Into Mutual Aid for Oklahoma Families
OKLAHOMA CITY — As winter settles in and economic pressures tighten across Oklahoma, a familiar community tradition returns with a simple but powerful message: show up for one another. Gift Raps, the annual hip hop benefit concert rooted in collective care, returns Thursday, Dec. 18, at The Blue Note (2408 N. Robinson Ave.). Doors open…
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How Food Insecurity Is Fueling Mental Health Struggles in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — Hunger does more than leave families wondering where their next meal will come from. In Tulsa, it is quietly fueling anxiety, depression, and long-term trauma, especially in households facing economic stress, housing instability, and limited access to health care. Mental health experts increasingly agree that food insecurity is not just a social issue. It is…
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A Christmas Story Sets a Historic First With an All-Black Cast in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — This week, Tulsa becomes the site of a quiet but historic first in American theater. Black Broadway Tulsa will debut what is believed to be the first-ever all-Black cast production of A Christmas Story: The Play, opening Friday, December 19, for a one-weekend-only run. While the holiday classic remains faithful to the original script’s…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Says ICE Stopped Her Son, a U.S. Citizen
MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota said federal immigration agents pulled over her son over the weekend and asked him to prove his citizenship, an incident she says reflects racial profiling during a recent surge in immigration enforcement targeting Somali communities in the Twin Cities. “Yesterday, after he made a stop at Target,…
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Why Jasmine Crockett Makes White Progressives Nervous
In the midst of a critical Senate race in Texas, Representative Jasmine Crockett is not just running against Republicans. She is running against the internal skepticism of liberal spaces, too. What is striking is not the strategic debate itself. It is who is driving it and how it reveals an old pattern: white-led progressive spaces…
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Sherrone Moore Fired and Detained After University Investigation
In a stunning and chaotic development that has rocked the University of Michigan’s football program, head coach Sherrone Moore was abruptly fired for cause late Wednesday following a university investigation into an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.” The situation escalated mere hours later when local police confirmed Moore was detained for an unrelated alleged…
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