Black students, faculty and staff at University of Oklahoma matter. We’re appalled they can’t get through one single semester without a racist incident, but here we are again. Of course it has to be during Black History Month that an overly sensitive, out-of-touch white OU professor compares the phrase “OK, boomer” to using the N-word, […]
Black History Month
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Food Issue: Building community
In honor of Black History Month, OKC Black Eats has organized a selection of black-owned restaurants in the Oklahoma City metro area together for a monthlong celebration designed to build community and study economic development. Apollo Woods founded OKC Black Eats in 2017 and has watched the marketing organization grow in the intervening years so […]
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Beyond February
After the abolition of slavery, black Oklahomans continued struggling in the fight for equality. They faced Jim Crow laws, which suppressed their voting rights and segregated the state, until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 gradually began to dismantle those laws. Though Jim Crow laws were overruled, years of court challenges continued to tackle institutional […]
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Gazedibles: Legacy-building
To honor the final week of Black History Month, we are highlighting seven black-owned restaurants in the metro that opened in the past few years. By Jacob Threadgill with photos by Alexa Ace, provided and Gazette / file Brielle’s Bistro 9205 NE 23rd St. | 405-259-8473 Brielle’s recently celebrated its one-year anniversary by adding a full […]
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Black Oklahoma
The history of black Oklahomans is tied to the Trail of Tears, as slaves came with their Native American masters to what became known as Oklahoma. Slavery continued until the Civil War era, but the oppression of black people continues far beyond that. Today, black Oklahomans still deal with racism and oppression stemming from those […]
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A local school works to reduce risks for children with incarcerated parents
Children with incarcerated parents face slimmer chances of success than other children, but Little Light Christian School hopes to reverse those odds.
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“I don’t know a person that doesn’t love Motown music,” Johnson said.
“I don’t know a person that doesn’t love Motown music,” Johnson said.
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“First tried it in 1990 at a college I went to in Kentucky, just at clubs around town, and the rest is history,” Tone said. “I hit the road in 1993 and didn’t look back.”
“First tried it in 1990 at a college I went to in Kentucky, just at clubs around town, and the rest is history,” Tone said. “I hit the road in 1993 and didn’t look back.”
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Local task force focuses on improving students’ lives
OKCPS’ Northeast Task Force works to develop recommendations for change in northeast Oklahoma City schools.
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Gazedibles: American dream
Black restaurateurs have worked hard to realize their dreams and bring a wide range of interesting flavors to OKC.