Culture
Nappy Roots: Black-owned bookstore becomes a site for advocacy, activism
Nappy Roots Books, one of two Black-owned bookstores in Oklahoma City and one of four Black-owned bookstores in the state, has managed to stay...
‘Honest to God, he saved my life’: Legislative liaison Jarrett Jobe praised for quick reaction
When Jarrett Jobe was studying first aid techniques for his assistant instructor scuba diving certification, he anticipated he might one day have to use...
Racial divide widens under Austin’s whitening
AUSTIN, Texas — The millennials have spoken. They have chosen this proudly odd capital city as their own, flooding it with startups and sustaining a...
Newly digitized OU Daily archives offer a window into university’s identity
The University of Oklahoma's student newspaper, long called The Oklahoma Daily and now simply The OU Daily, put out its first issue in 1897,...
30 years ago, The Paseo was actually a rough ‘hood
In 1983, my wife, Jocelyn, and I bought a small house nearby The Paseo. A year earlier, the collapse of Penn Square Bank had...
Sundaze: What was the Board of Health smoking?
After the voters said, "Yes," the Oklahoma State Board of Health said, "Well, sorta."
I think this was a bit expected, no? Dr. Jean Hausheer,...
What if social media captured 1994 OU tepee vandalism?
The spring air still felt a little like winter as five Indigenous students of the University of Oklahoma slept inside a tepee during the early...
Anita Arnold: A Black woman’s hope and courage
Anita Arnold’s office is cluttered, but not with junk. Her walls are covered in pieces by Black artists, and the floor features boxes filled...
Introducing a Razr-thin margin of plausible deniability
If the state of Oklahoma is going to have a cozy relationship with the international communication technology company Motorola, the least we could do...
‘Next-corner-itis’ sparked an adventurous life for David Kelso Spradling III
David Kelso Spradling III had an endless desire to explore whatever stood beyond the next door, down the next street or in the next...