Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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Erika Lucas, entrepreneurship

Erika Lucas wants better representation in entrepreneurship, capital investment

According to the United State Census Bureau, only about 18 percent of businesses are minority-owned and about 20 percent are owned by women. While the...
Labor Day

Tribes cancel Labor Day events amid COVID-19 uptick

Tribal citizens who look forward every year to national holidays and other festive gatherings are facing disappointment once again. Leaders across Oklahoma have posted messages...
tired of summer

Sick and tired of summer each September

It's hot, and I hate it. I feel like I've written about this every year, but I don't think I've ever specifically mentioned that...
same-sex marriage in Oklahoma

‘We will be recognized’: Couple recalls fight for same-sex marriage in Oklahoma

TULSA — Nearly 30 years before the U.S. Supreme Court legally recognized same-sex marriage, Sue Barton and Gay Phillips were joined in a “holy...
video

Thoughtful, funny Reservation Dogs highlights ‘Indians in unexpected places’

For a college course at the University of Oklahoma, I read the book Indians in Unexpected Places by Philip Deloria. The paper I turned...
Homeland

‘Built for this community’: New Homeland opens in northeast OKC

People flooded the new Homeland store Wednesday to celebrate the opening day of the first full-sized supermarket in northeast Oklahoma City since 2019. The neighboring...
big bets, sportsbook

Big bet: Restarting the conversation on sportsbook

Our esteemed governor is betting big that he'll be able to "get this done" on sports gambling in Oklahoma, but he's going to have...

Will cashless OKC arena accept bizarre cryptos?

A new season of NBA basketball is almost upon us, and with it, some drastic changes are coming to the newly named Paycom Center. You...
Nairobi, Kenya, Philip Mwaura Njoroge

From Nairobi to Oklahoma: A Kenyan’s journey past obstacles to education

NAIROBI — On a cold Friday morning in September 2019, a young Kenyan man woke up early in Nairobi, eager to fly to the...
allergens

Oklahomans sniffle through invasion of the allergens

I sneeze, you sneeze, we all sneeze more than we please this time of the year. But this year in particular, you may be worrying,...

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