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They are all part of the mosaic of history ... I first realized there were 13 Black towns about the same time much of Oklahoma, and the nation, was recognizing that 100 years earlier a prosperous ...
Boley is a town that wears its history like a badge of honor. It’s one of 13 all-Black towns still standing in the state. But ...
The USDA has tried in recent years to address historic discrimination against Black farmers and other marginalized groups. The Biden administration’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program ...
A public housing development in Tulsa and an old railroad office turned local politician’s home in McIntosh County are the ...
Edward McCabe settled in Oklahoma Territory in 1890, where he founded the all-black town of Langston, helped form its namesake university and launched a newspaper to promote black migration.
The building would later become associated with W.M. Baccus and the politics of Vernon, one of the remaining 13 All-Black towns in Oklahoma. W.M. Baccus was the local sheriff, county commissioner ...
The Trump Administration is cutting programs labeled as DEI. Some Oklahoma programs have already seen funding freezes.
USDA funding to support Oklahoma’s historic all-Black towns is also now up in the air. Information about the initiatives was recently scrubbed from the agency’s website. The USDA announced ...