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TULSA, Okla. — In a century-old family story about a teenage aunt who liked to drive her luxury car down the trolley tracks of Tulsa, Kristi Williams still savors a tiny, lingering taste of how different life could have been for all Black Americans after slavery. On Monday, Tulsans commemorate the 100th anniversary of a…
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — In a century-old family story about a teenage aunt who liked to drive her luxury car down the trolley tracks of Tulsa, Kristi Williams still savors a tiny, lingering taste of ho
KOSU and Focus: Black Oklahoma are proud to collaborate with The HISTORY Channel and WNYC Studios in the production of season two of the highly-acclaimed podcast “Blindspot” with the launch of “Blindspot: Tulsa Burning.”
Tribes to Confront Bias Against Descendants of Enslaved People The Choctaw Nation and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma said they would consider granting citizenship to the Freedmen. David Hill, the principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, wrote to the tribe’s national council proposing town hall events and a period of public comment to discuss citizenship for Creek Freedmen.Credit...Chris Creese for The New York Times May 28, 2021Updated 1:17 p.m. ET With pressure growing from the Biden administration, two Native American tribes in Oklahoma have agreed to consider reversing th...