67 years after Clara Luper led the historic sit-in at Katz Drug Store, Oklahoma City finally honored Luper’s legacy by installing the Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza at the intersection of N Robinson and Main Street. The dedication ceremony included impassioned speeches from her students and daughter, reflecting on the profound impact the Oklahoma City teacher and civil rights activist had on the city and country. | Photo by Todd Scott
67 years after Clara Luper led the historic sit-in at Katz Drug Store, Oklahoma City finally honored Luper’s legacy by installing the Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza at the intersection of N Robinson and Main Street. The dedication ceremony included impassioned speeches from her students and daughter, reflecting on the profound impact the Oklahoma City teacher and civil rights activist had on the city and country. | Photo by Todd Scott 2025 marked 30 years since the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. The 30th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony––an event honoring the victims, their families, the first responders and all of the Oklahomans whose lives were shattered that day––was held at First Church. | Photo providedOn April 27, 2025, thousands of runners participated in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and its counterpart races. Al Maeder (pictured) was the men’s overall winner, finishing at 02:26:56. Ashley Carreon was the women’s overall winner, finishing at 02:56:35. | Photo provided.JIn May, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that prohibited the opening of what would have been the nation’s first religious charter school. The historic lawsuit over St. Isidore of Seville, the virtual catholic charter school, put Oklahoma in the national spotlight. | Photo by Adobe Stock ImagesFollowing a term of controversy––from mandating that the ten commandments be taught in public schools to allegedly showing nude images on the TV in his office––Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters resigned in late September. He left his position to become the CEO of Teacher Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit opposing teachers’ unions. | Photo provided
