Culture
Peggy Johnson is more than a protest singer
Peggy Johnson folded away her Navy whites. She packed up her civies, a guitar and the frying pan her mother had given her, and...
Chilling, historical poetry: Oklahoma lynching
(Editor's Note: The following poem is from author James Coburn's book, Words of Rain.)
Oklahoma Lynching
by James Coburn
Mosquitoes tasted blood of white men
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder across...
Leon Russell: Master of space and time
TULSA, Oklahoma — Leon Russell died at the age of 74 on Sunday. Russell was a creative juggernaut who was able to cultivate an epic...
Beneath the vines: Mike Mass tells of conviction, jailing
Mike Mass was first sworn into the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1991. In 2003, he stepped down to make what turned out to be...
MAPS 4 could transform Martin Luther King Boulevard
(Editor's Note: Sandino L. Thompson is a member of the planning committee pushing for a MAPS 4 Neighborhoods effort.)
If you regularly drive Martin Luther King...
SQ 777 Rotary debate: ‘Our beloved sport of cockfighting’
As Rep. Scott Biggs (R-Chickasha) and former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson debated State Question 777 Tuesday in front of the world's largest Rotary...
Tishomingo: A new hub of country music
TISHOMINGO — A 700-mile chasm separates Nashville from Tishomingo, a small town known for its collection of tourist attractions and Miranda Lambert-owned businesses.
Tish' is a long...
Muscogee (Creek) culture thrives through education
The Muscogee (Creek) have kept their languages alive since around 900-1000 A.D. Greg Anderson, secretary of education, employment and training and acting tribal administrator,...
Educating on consent, sexual assault ‘falls on all of us’
It is time to have the talk — one that goes beyond birds and bees.
It is time to have a discussion with our young...
Imam: A Muslim is your brother from another mother
(Editor's Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though many...