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Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit by last surviving witnesses of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, halting their quest for justice and highlighting ongoing racial justice challenges in America.
Universal Oil, Gas and Mining Company was the first black-owned oil company in the United States. Its headquarters was located at 1051 ½ Texas Avenue in Shreveport. UOGMC got its start at the very beginning of the Great Depression, when the company had only $20 left in its entire treasury after paperwork was filed for the charter.
Willard Jenkins, longtime jazz advocate and author, speaks with WBGO’s Jamara Wakefield about his new book Ain’t But a Few of Us, documenting the work of Black jazz writers.
Note: This is adapted from a tribute to James E. “Jimmy” Stewart, first published in August 1999. The author has revised and updated it, gently. Oklahoma City – During a