He’s also active in the Oklahoma Conference of Black Mayors, and Lima regularly takes a turn at hosting the bi-monthly meetings. Anybody in Lima who is willing to volunteer ends up on several ...

The once thriving all-Black town of Tullahassee, Okla., was ravaged by government policies that divested it and other Black communities.

The 13 historic all-Black cities in Oklahoma are Langston, Brooksville, Tatums, Lima, Boley, Clearview, Vernon, Grayson, Rentiesville, Summit, Taft, Red Bird and Tullahassee. The ride is scheduled ...

These freedmen helped to create at least 50 all-Black towns in Oklahoma. Cymone Davis is the former town manager of Oklahoma's oldest historically Black town, Tullahassee.

Oklahoma is dotted with small towns, with 700 of them having a population under 1,500 people. Not all of them are the same. Some hold a history like none other, including the town of Boley, which ...

One of Oklahoma’s historic all black towns keeps it memories alive with an annual reunion. Posted: Jun 14, 2017 / 05:03 PM CDT Updated: Jun 14, 2017 / 05:03 PM CDT ...

Tullahassee, located in Wagoner County, is the oldest surviving all-Black town in Oklahoma, and revitalization efforts have started to restore it back to its glory days.

Oklahoma is dotted with small towns, with 700 of them having a population under 1,500 people. Not all of them are the same. Some hold a history like none other, including the town of Boley, which ...