The show runs 6-10 p.m. Nov. 5 at the new Venu Lounge downtown.
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Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli talks ‘grown-man’ rap and grassroots hip-hop ahead of his Sept. 2 show at Tower Theatre
Kweli is most known as half of the late-’90s hip-hop duo Black Star with fellow Brooklyn artist Mos Def.
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Bilal appearance highlights trend of big names at Ice Event Center
Bilal, who won a Grammy for his contribution to Kendrick Lamar’s song “These Walls,” performs June 11 at Ice Event Center & Grill.
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Yes. But then again, no.
Sike! An opinion piece in The Tulsa World called Fallin out for supporting both of those programs and then changing her mind. The piece pointed out that Fallin inherited both programs from former Gov. Brad Henry. It said Henry approved the health exchange grant, and after taking office, Fallin agreed. Then, in 2010, the Legislature […]
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Dream job
Changing careers is common. Returning to school is common. Reevaluating the path you’re winding down is common. Changing careers from public relations professional to spiritual psychologist isn’t so common. Neither is returning to school at a campus 1,300 miles away from your home. The same goes for reorienting your life to revolve around the “how” […]
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Common controversy
If things go as planned, Common Core could reorganize curriculum, change old-school teaching styles, add more weight to literacy and redefine standardized testing. In one year, it’s supposed to be fully implemented in all Oklahoma schools, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (SDE) just started looking for new tests. It has been a loaded […]
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Avoiding a fiasco in education
High-stakes testing forced schools to narrow the curriculum, focus on remediation and test prep, and commit to basic skills instruction that verges on educational malpractice. Worse, states must start using primitive bubble-in tests for teacher evaluations. Teachers are also supposed to turn on a dime and teach the opposite types of tests, known as Common […]
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LETTERS
Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to pbacharach@okgazette.com or sent online at okgazette.com, but include a city of residence and contact number […]
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LETTERS
Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to pbacharach@okgazette.com or sent online at okgazette.com, but include a city of residence and contact number […]
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G.O.O.D. Music — Cruel Summer
With outstanding talent like Kanye, John Legend, Kid Cudi, Pusha T, Common and Mos Def on the G.O.O.D. label, there’s no reason that Cruel Summer shouldn’t be near-perfect, but that is far from the case. Too much input from 2 Chainz and Big Sean — each of whom has his bright points, but often comes […]