Wednesday, July 17, 2024

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Nappy Roots Books

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...
Jarrett Jobe, legislative liaison saves choking man

‘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...
Austin

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...
OU Daily archives

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,...
The Paseo

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,...
OU tepee vandalism

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

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...
Motorola Razr

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...
David Kelso

‘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...

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