May 31st, Black Lives Matter OKC held a peaceful protest at the Oklahoma State Capitol. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities across the country put their lives at risk in many ways and gathered to protest violence against black people after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody. An […]
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March On Oklahoma was born from the Women’s March on Oklahoma
The Jan. 21 women’s marches in Oklahoma City, Washington, D.C., and the rest of the country are believed to be the largest single-day demonstration in recorded United States history.
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 15, 2017
How many? After the December 14, 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, tragedy in which 20 precious children and six brave teachers were murdered by a 20-year-old carrying a high-powered rifle and two handguns, I wrote a letter to the editor of our local newspaper. I wrote that the time was right for common-sense measures such as reinstating […]
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Sheer Mag returns to 89th Street – OKC in the heat of its popular ascension
The band’s last Oklahoma City gig was as part of 2016’s Everything Is Not OK festival.
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Anti-protest bills could curb freedom of speech or provide protection in Oklahoma
House Bill 1123 would enhance trespassing laws, and House Bill 2128 would hold protesters and individuals or entities that financially aid them liable for property damage.
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State officials turn the lights off on artist Jack Fowler’s projected Woody Guthrie-themed protest
On Feb. 27, Fowler projected an image of folk legend Woody Guthrie on a large tarp covering renovations to the north end of the Oklahoma state Capitol.
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Chicken-Fried News: Mixed messages
An Oklahoma business owner fired a bunch of employees by text when they didn’t show up for work during A Day Without Immigrants.
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The Blue Door’s annual tribute to Woody Guthrie confronts perceived fascism
Blue Door owner Greg Johnson has been organizing a Woody Guthrie tribute every year since 1991.
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Chicken-Fried News: Student protests
University of Oklahoma students protested after what they felt was an inadequate response to sexual assault at the university.
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Now it’s gone. Soon they will build a church on the property. This is appropriate, I guess — or maybe it’s redundant.
Now it’s gone. Soon they will build a church on the property. This is appropriate, I guess — or maybe it’s redundant.