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City, LGBTQ leaders celebrate designation of 'Pride Street' in downtown to kick off Tulsa Pride festival

Four blocks of Fourth Street between Elgin and Lansing avenues near the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center received a new name commemorating the LGBTQ community

 

Muskogee County inmates care for paralyzed man as he 'deteriorated before ... eyes' of jail, medical staff, according to lawsuit

Recovering from severe injuries suffered in a crash, James Buchanan lost the ability to move his left arm on his first day behind bars. He became permanently paralyzed in all his extremities by Day 10 with no medical care, the…

 

Sen. James Lankford says everyone has a job building racial reconciliation

"There's a lot more to be done," Lankford said. "It gets done not by looking around and seeing all that hasn't been done, it gets done by each of us doing our part."

 

Mural near Greenwood Cultural Center honors Black Wall Street

The Tulsa Race Riot Centennial Commission, the TYPros Foundation and Fowler Ford sponsored the installation of the new Black Wall Street Mural located on the north facing wall of I-244. The project resulted from a partnership between the Greenwood Cultural…

 

City of Tulsa to celebrate grand opening of remodeled McClure Park pool

The city of Tulsa will host a "beach bash" from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday to celebrate the grand opening of the remodeled public pool at McClure Park, located at 7440 E. Seventh St. Admission will be free during the…

 

Tulsa elementary schools could be named after local basketball legend, labor activist

The respective committees to rename Chouteau and Columbus elementary schools sent their recommendations to TPS Superintendent Deborah Gist and the Tulsa school board this week. Chouteau could be renamed Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy. Columbus Elementary School could be renamed…

 

Building on Tulsa's past: Tulsa's landmark 320 Boston building preserves history and architecture

The 21st floor of the 320 Boston building, with sweeping views of the Tulsa skyline and beyond to the Arkansas River, will be a highlight of Thursday’s “Top of the Town” tour of downtown high rises.

 

Authorities identify woman fatally shot by boyfriend during domestic dispute

Patricia Louise Duff, 73, was allegedly shot by 56-year-old Darius Hatfield about 5 p.m. at a home in the 22000 block of West 48th Street South.

 

Listen here: Tulsa Race Riot survivor, 103, shares her story for new NPR podcast series

Dr. Olivia Hooker, as a 6-year-old girl, remembers being covered with a large table cloth along with her siblings and instructed by her mother to remain silent while a white mob ransacked their home.

 

Police arrest two accused of robbing man outside Tulsa QuikTrip

The victim told police that the men forced him to withdraw money from a nearby ATM.

 

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