A strange whistle pierced the Tulsa night at 5 a.m. June 1, 1921. A white mob poured into the Greenwood District, home of one of the nation’s most affluent African American communities. By noon of the same day, the homes, businesses and churches dubbed “Black Wall Street” by Booker T. Washington were reduced to rubble […]
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School daze
The annual report measures schools by several factors, including college readiness, algebra proficiency, English proficiency and student/teacher ratio. On a state level, Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa was rated No. 1, ranking 325th nationally. Most of the state’s top 10 were in the metro. Classen School of Advanced Studies nabbed the second spot […]