From The Stage To The Set: Rico Nasty Talks ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’, Hayley Williams Tour, And New Music
If you thought it was hard to put Rico Nasty into a box, she is making it impossible. The multi-talented artist built her name on a chaotic, high-voltage musical style paired with an ever-shifting aesthetic, from neon wigs to shredded outfits and crowd-shaking energy. Now, she is stepping into a new arena with her on-screen…
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Bishop Tonyia Rawls Says America Can’t Turn 250 Without Remembering Who Built It
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the Freedom Center for Social Justice is asking a question that cuts beneath the celebrations: Who gets remembered? Through its month-long 250 Years of Resistance campaign, the Charlotte-based organization is challenging the versions of American history that often celebrate freedom while overlooking the people…
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How ‘Michael’ Costume Designer Marci Rodgers Revives Culture And History Through Design: “The Research Tells the Story”
“I’d like to say I manifested it,” says Marci Rodgers when asked what led her to costume design. Before recreating the King of Pop’s iconic wardrobe for Michael, Rodgers worked as the assistant director of admissions at her alma mater, Howard University. Determined to pursue design, she studied abroad at Central Saint Martins in London,…
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SQ 832 would gradually raise state minimum wage to $15/hour
A restaurant owner in Loco says Oklahoma’s current minimum wage is “unfeasible,” but argued that doubling it in short intervals would raise major obstacles for small businesses. On June 16, Oklahoma voters will decide on SQ 832, a proposal to gradually increase the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour by…
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State Question 832 Would Strengthen Oklahoma Families and Small Businesses
As a small business owner who has operated a childcare facility in Tulsa for years, I know firsthand through the debate around State Question 832 that my business’s long-term success directly ties to valuing my employees’ labor. The challenge of balancing a budget while ensuring fair compensation for my employees is always at the forefront…
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Justice for Greenwood Hosts Powerful Gala 105 Years After the Massacre
TULSA, Okla. — Angela Rye stood beneath the lights of the Greenwood 120 Award Gala, holding an award she said she could not accept. “I cannot accept this award with integrity,” Rye said Friday night. “Because telling the truth in this harrowing hour is not sufficient. Educating the stubborn, ignorant, and unwilling is a worthy cause,…
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Beyond Basketball: The Oklahoma City Thunder and America’s Black Immigrant Contradiction
When the Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA Championship, I did not watch only as a fan. I watched as a Black American and Antiguan daughter of the diaspora. I watched as someone born from island memory and raised in North Tulsa, where Greenwood is not a distant history lesson but an inheritance. I…
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Truth-Tellers and Wealth Builders: Who Are the Greenwood 120 Gala Honorees?
TULSA, Okla — Tonight, at the inaugural Greenwood 120 Gala in Tulsa, Oklahoma, three of the most consequential voices in American public life will be recognized not just for their individual achievements — but for what their work means in the long arc of a community that refused to be erased. Justice for Greenwood, the…
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Commemoration Fund Announces $1 Million Investment in Tulsa Organizations Focused on Equity
TULSA, Okla. — The Commemoration Fund announced Tuesday it will invest $1 million into Tulsa organizations working to reduce racial disparities and expand opportunities for marginalized communities. The initiative includes $700,000 in grants for 14 Tulsa organizations and another $300,000 for a new nonprofit capacity-building program called Capacity X. The Commemoration Fund now operates as…
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DreamFi: Ben Crump’s Bet on Black Financial Freedom
Attorney Ben Crump has spent three decades in American courtrooms fighting for the rights of Black families — suing banks for discrimination, securing landmark settlements, and becoming one of the country’s most recognized civil rights attorneys. Now, he believes the courtroom alone cannot finish the job. Hence, he’s turned to a new arena, becoming co-founder…
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