How the push for statehood led a beacon of racial progress to oppression and violence Victor Luckerson In October 1907, eleven black ... Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma ...

According to the University, the inaugural event strengthens awareness and demonstrates how an investment into Langston is an ...

Today, it’s just six miles north of the historically black town of Boley, Oklahoma, on the family-owned G-Line Ranch. Nathan Bradford, owner and operator, has been ranching his whole life.

The Trump admin continues to attack DEI, targeting museums dedicated to Black history. Dr. Tracie Therence Ferrell reminds us that this history is vital and more current than people realize.

But all of them changed history. Thurgood Marshall was the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson in a historic moment that marked the integration ...

On this day in Oklahoma history in 1872, Dr. W.H. Slaughter was born in Alabama. According to the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS), Slaughter moved to Oklahoma City in 1903, becoming the city’s first ...

“I did not get taught a lot of Black history from school,” the marine biology student at Florida International University, 27, told the Miami Herald. Slavery, Abraham Lincoln freeing the ...

Whether inspired by Maya Angelou’s iconic poem Still I Rise, Black history, or their own lived experiences – the stage is theirs. All performance styles are welcome – including poetry ...

STILLWATER — When he saw the numbers hit social media, Cam Smith was surprised — not by the stats his former Oklahoma State teammate Korie Black had ... Liverpool make history, Lisa Carlin ...

But the case from Oklahoma makes claiming history as a justification harder for the conservative justices. In this case, the history is unambiguous: The Founding Fathers would never have approved ...

Alice Randall, a renowned country songwriter and author, recently discussed the deep connection between country music and Black history at Fisk University. Randall's work, including her memoir "My ...

The museum tells the history ... inflicted on Black people, ranging from housing and medical discrimination to mass incarceration. When he was previously a pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he similarly ...