Thoughts on the work of MLK and the work that is left were heavy for many in Oklahoma City during a march to honor the civil rights icon.
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Diverse groups welcome new superintendent
Neu was invited to a diversity festival last week featuring several local organizations that work with parents and students.
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Huff and puff
Owner Sammy Khader smokes hookah at Hubbly Bubbly. BY: Mark Hancock His fond and authentic memories were dampened when he was of age to hang out in the American versions of the popular smoking bars. “Since I’ve been smoking for so long, when I hit 18, I was looking for a place to smoke hookah […]
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Supply and diversity
Monty Milburn By: Mark Hancock But that’s how Scott Hamilton describes it. “As grotesque as that was, [it] truly served a positive purpose for Oklahoma City’s LGBT community,” said Hamilton, executive director of Cimarron Alliance. “It was at that point that people started asking, ‘Where am I spending my money?’” It’s a question that, after […]
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A question of equality
Tamya Cox Photo: Mark Hancock Its proponents say the measure will advance equal opportunity. Authored by Sen. Rob Johnson, R-Kingfisher, State Question 759 would amend the state constitution to ban current policies requiring state agencies to submit annual affirmative action plans. Public offices would be prohibited from weighing inclusion or diversity when hiring. Although it […]
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Diverse values
Carroll, who holds a doctorate, is a Houston-based scholar who specializes in issues of religion, politics and cultural diversity. She traced the history of diversity in our country. Since 1965, we live in an America that is much richer in diversity than it was before that date. That diversity includes ethnicity, culture and religion. So […]