Laura Bellis

Mayor Bynum has the power pursuant to Title 8, Tulsa Revised Ordinances, Section 200 and the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act, 63 O.S. § 683.3, to place a moratorium on large indoor gatherings, or to at least limit their size. This is a public health issue and not a political one. Lives are on the line.

We have to end the war waged by the legal system against Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities at the hands of state sanctioned violence.

What happened last Saturday night is not unusual in Tulsa, but that does not mean that it is something to accept and embrace. Instead of more upstream solutions like the Rapid Response Team being there to serve as a bridge to services, the police, an entity downstream of many systemic oppressions and failures, was present and did what they could to help in the moment, while ultimately arresting her later. 

2020 marks the ten-year anniversary for Take Control Initiative (TCI), the nation’s longest running contraceptive access nonprofit program.

A new statewide data initiative centered around women’s health convenes to advance the well-being of women in Oklahoma through engaging dialogue and innovative resources.