Culture
Poetry: ‘Oppression, you are draped by indifference’
Generations: A Choice to Learn
By James Coburn
1837
Oppression.
The sun scorches,
but there is no degradation
of skin by the sun.
Only men degrade skin
hunting for pigment possession
as they...
Black Americans still victims of hate crimes more than any other group
By Lillianna Byington, Brittany Brown and Andrew Capps | News 21
JASPER, Texas — Former Texas prosecutor Guy James Gray keeps a 20-year-old CD in...
Transgender murders frequently left unresolved
By Renata Correa Cló, Emma Keith and Katie Gagliano | News21
OAKLAND, Calif. – Tiffany Woods expects the worst.
Woods, the Oakland Police Department LGBTQ liaison,...
Among millions of hate crime victims, many never report
By Catherine Devine and Lillianna Byington | News21
PHOENIX — More than 2.4 million crimes, whose victims suspect were motivated by hate, were committed across the United...
Poetic Justice helps Oklahoma’s women prisoners through writing
TULSA — For years, Sarah Garland says she felt dirty and ashamed for some of the things she did in her life. An inmate...
GOP governor debate yields questions, not answers
I wanted answers, you wanted answers. What we got were ... confusing statements. I should probably expect this sort of thing from an Oklahoma...
In support of feminism: The Girl Child
The Girl Child
by Nelson Vincent Ayomitunde
(Author's note: Based on certain cultural instincts that have birthed discrimination in gender, this poem is for feminism, dedicated...
OKC film festivals and screenings broaden perspectives
We in Oklahoma deal with a lot of reality that is hard to understand. Our history and culture pushes people to hold their pain...
QAnon: Your latest online political conspiracy theories
Where to begin about QAnon?
If you've read or heard coverage of the QAnon conspiracy stuff this week, it may have been your introduction to...
Photo essay: Denver’s Cherry Creek State Park
Cherry Creek State Park is an urban oasis. The park is reminiscent of Norman's Sutton Urban Wilderness except for Cherry Creek being nearly 5,000...