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What urgent care clinics like Tulsa's MedWise can do to advance health equity.

A council working group tasked with finding ways to improve trust and accountability for the Tulsa Police Department is still developing potential policies

On the centennial of the deadly massacre, locals recall the devastation of Black Wall Street's destruction—and what it might take to make it right. 

On the centennial of the deadly massacre, locals recall the devastation of Black Wall Street's destruction—and what it might take to make it right.

Related Before Vanessa Hall-Harper won her District 1 City Council position in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2016, she talked extensively with her soon-to-be constituents and learned that food security was one of the most pressing issues for residents in North Tulsa. That’s why she made it a mission to place a moratorium on dollar stores and bring in healthy food options. “In engaging with my community, the number one issue of concern that I heard was that we don’t have a grocery store in our comm...

Chris Polansky / KWGS News Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum says he is not spending much time thinking about the international media coverage of the upcoming Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events, instead focusing on what the anniversary means for Tulsans. "I think about this event like when youre mourning as a family when you have the death of a loved one," Bynum said in a video message released Tuesday by City Hall. "Youre really just concerned about your family and your friends and your neighbors...

By: Brooke Griffin TULSA, Oklahoma - On Friday, Tulsa’s Community Service Council is holding its latest Equality Indicators event focusing on the topic of “Justice." The city of Tulsa has partnered with the community service council to hold the five-part virtual series of equality indicators events that each rank and measure how well the city is doing on the topics of justice, education, housing, healthcare, and services. For Friday’s topic of justice, Tulsa only scored a 31 out of 100 d...

Credit Tulsa Flag Tulsa city councilors and the mayor’s office met virtually on Wednesday for their annual retreat to lay out priorities for the coming year. Many big plans from 2020 are still on the table because they got derailed during the coronavirus pandemic. Those include neighborhood revitalization, raising all city employees’ pay to at least $15 an hour, and making permanent a joint mental health response team that includes Tulsa police, fire and mental health professionals. The Equ...