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| Dec 23, 2025 | Oklahoma college instructor is fired after giving failing grade to essay on gender | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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The University of Oklahoma has fired an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and... |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Oklahoma university instructor on leave after student complains her gender essay failed for citing Bible | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that th... |
| Oct 6, 2025 | OK GOP State Senator, Essentially: Ryan Walters’ Mandates Were Performative Bullshit | As we discussed last week, Ryan Walters resigned from his position as the state Superintendent of Oklahoma and the mood across the state was sad and sour as a result.
Okay, while it’s very funny that Oklahoma businesses hosted celebration p... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Oklahoma Sued Again For Mandating Students Be Taught Election Conspiracy Theories, Bible Stories | Like far too many states in the current Trump era, Oklahoma has also decided the Constitution is meaningless and that whatever the government wants, it can have. In this case, it means mandating every school classroom contain a Bible that m... |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Honoring Veterans: Marine Corps Veteran Bill Greason | William Henry Greason was born on Sept. 3, 1924, in Atlanta, Georgia, where he spent his youth playing sandlot baseball in the surrounding area. Though his family was poor and he had received no formal coaching, Greason learned the art of p... |
| Dec 20, 2024 | VI Named 2024 Top Workplace | Honored for Outstanding Workplace Culture for the Third Consecutive Year OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, UNITED STATES, December 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- VI Marketing and Branding (VI) is proud to announce its recognition as one of The Oklahoman’s... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | OK State Superintendent Ryan Walters Wants Even More Bibles, Prayers For The Dear Leader | Whatever your politics, there can be no arguing that the election of Donald Trump once more to the highest office in the land has served as a permission slip for some of the worst people in the country to behave badly. We’re already seeing ... |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Economic Impact Study Highlights National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Role as Economic Engine in Oklahoma | Economic Impact of National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum slide 1
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| Oct 10, 2024 | Oklahoma Opens Bids For Bibles In Every School With Curiously Specific Requirements | When it comes to how you include religious texts in public school classrooms and libraries, the devil, as they say, is in the details. Want those texts of various world religions in place for secular teaching of topics they pertain to? All ... |
| Sep 9, 2024 | National Politics | What to know as Trump, Harris face off for first presidential debate Tuesday | Here’s some things to watch as the debate looms:When and how to watch
The debate will air on ABC at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. It will run for 90 minutes.
The moderators will be John Muir and Linsey Davis.US Vice President Kamala Harris disembarks ... |
| May 27, 2024 | Women's pro sports teams surge across the U.S. | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
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It's a historic time for viewership and engagement in women's sports as dozens of new teams la... |
| May 23, 2024 | National Politics | A comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has said he wants a vote as soon as next month on a bill to protect access to contraception that is similar to one the U.S. House passed in 2022 when Democrats controlled the chamber. Even if th... |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Everything Is Not OK in Oklahoma Public Schools | Heading into the 2022 school year, Oklahoma school administrators directed local teachers to remove any books that could cause a student to “feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or he... |
| Mar 13, 2024 | CU Buffs women’s basketball in good position to land No. 4 seed and host NCAA Tournament games | The season-long goal of hosting games in the NCAA Tournament was seemingly jeopardized when the Colorado women’s basketball team lost to Oregon State in the Pac-12 quarterfinals on March 7.
Nothing is official until the 68-team bracket is r... |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Trump hates the bipartisan immigration-Ukraine deal so much that he's falsely claiming he didn't endorse the GOP senator who helped write it | Politics Trump hates the bipartisan immigration-Ukraine deal so much that he's falsely claiming he didn't endorse the GOP senator who helped write it
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| Jan 31, 2024 | Oklahoma teachers who mistakenly received $15,000 to $50,000 in bonuses are now being told to give it all back | Education Oklahoma teachers who mistakenly received $15,000 to $50,000 in bonuses are now being told to give it all back
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| Jan 19, 2024 | Alabama readies never-before-used execution method that some veterinarians won't even use for pets | If Kenneth Eugene Smith is brought to the Alabama death chamber to face execution next week for his role in the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor's wife, the state plans to use an untested and untried method to end his life, suffocating him ... |
| Oct 27, 2023 | In DC, activists find that there are still pro-Ukraine Republicans, but their voters have mixed feelings on aid | Politics In DC, activists find that there are still pro-Ukraine Republicans, but their voters have mixed feelings on aid
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| Jul 11, 2023 | Remember those pricey Herman Miller chairs that everyone wanted in 2020? Some are now being discarded, crushed by excavators, and sent to landfills. | Two Herman Miller Aeron chairs in an office. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images
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As New York offices continue to struggle to find tenants after the pandemic, some are discarding furniture.
As a result, the iconic Herman Miller cha... |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Mike Pence in pink boots, Ron DeSantis in a big ball gown. Here's how the 'RuPublicans' Instagram account uses AI art to call out GOP lawmakers — by dressing them in drag. | Mike Pence, Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis dressed in drag by AI. @RuPublicans/Midjourney, screengrabs from @RuPublicans
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The "RuPublicans" Instagram account posts AI-generated pictures of GOP lawmakers in full drag.
The imag... |
| Apr 7, 2023 | OKC Thunder: NBA Play-In Scenarios Over Final Days Of Regular Season | SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - APRIL 06: head coach Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on ... [+] during the first half of a game against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on April 06, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User ex... |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Why Do Law Enforcers Keep Stealing Forfeiture Funds? | The temptation for law officers to steal from forfeiture funds seems to be especially strong.Getty |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of murdering college dance student claims his father is the actual killer | An Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of raping and killing a University of Oklahoma dance student in 1996 is seeking to have his death sentence thrown out, alleging in a court filing that his late father is the actual killer.
Attorneys fo... |
| Jan 19, 2023 | What If Both Sides Of The ESG Debate Are Right About US Majors’ Oil And Gas Investments, But For The Wrong Reasons? | My hypothesis is that US majors underinvest both in renewables and in oil and gas needed to get us through the energy transition. Perhaps, the right question, addressed to both the anti and pro ESG wings, should be: how to get more investme... |
| Oct 11, 2022 | CBO’s dismissal of health care price transparency is based on faulty premises | Can price transparency meaningfully reduce the outrageous cost of health care and coverage? I believe it can. So do the last several presidential administrations, led by Democrats and Republicans, and nearly 90% of Americans, according to n... |
| Aug 24, 2022 | LIVE RESULTS: Trump-endorsed Markwayne Mullin defeats T.W. Shannon in the Oklahoma GOP Senate primary runoff election | Insider
Oklahoma is holding a key Republican Senate runoff election on Tuesday, along with several other statewide runoffs. Polls in the state closed at 7 p.m. local time and 8 p.m. ET.
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| Feb 19, 2022 | Lethal injection is supposed to be a ‘peaceful’ way to execute death row inmates, but experts say it violates the US Constitution | This July 25, 2014 file photo shows bottles of the sedative midazolam at a hospital pharmacy in Oklahoma City. AP Photo/File
Two condemned inmates sought death by firing squad instead of lethal injection.
The lethal injection method is supp... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | All of Dolly Parton’s movies, ranked according to critics | Dolly Parton. Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Dolly Parton turns 76 on January 19 and we’re celebrating by ranking her most famous films.
“9 to 5,” Parton’s highest-ranked film according to Rotten Tomatoes, was also he... |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Nonbinary lawmaker said it’s hard to work with people who ‘adamantly oppose your existence’ after Oklahoma governor said there was ‘no such thing’ as nonbinary | State Rep. Mauree Turner (R) responded after Gov. Kevin Stitt (L) said ‘there is no such thing’ as nonbinary people. Alex Wong/Getty Images, Oklahoma State Legislature
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a statement “there is no such thing” a... |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Public Backlash Leads Tulsa Park To Stop Bullying Coffee Shop Over Trademark | A good public outcry and backlash can lead to many, many good things. We see it here at Techdirt all the time, particularly when it comes to aggressive bullying episodes over intellectual property. Some person or company will try to play IP... |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Rep. Kevin Hern, a multimillionaire Republican from Oklahoma, failed to properly disclose stock trades worth as much as $2.7 million | Rep. Kevin Hern, a Republican of Oklahoma, speaks during a Republican Study Committee press conference on May 19, 2021. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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Republican Kevin Hern of Oklahoma was late disclosing stock tra... |
| Sep 10, 2021 | “9/11 changed everything forever”: Colorado Muslims reflect on 20 years of bias | A couple of days after Sept. 11, 2001, a man walked into the Wiggins convenience store owned by Muaatasem Ibrahim and started making disparaging comments about Islam and Muslims.
The gas station just outside of Fort Morgan sold knives and f... |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Microsoft : In Oklahoma, a ‘mad rush' for vaccines soon faded. How more residents are once again booking shots | Vaccinations are climbing in Oklahoma, offering a promising shift in the fight to curb COVID-19 after months when the Sooner State's immunization rate lagged near the bottom nationally. While health officials in that state and across the U.... |
| Jun 16, 2021 | OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Opendoor Technologies : Reaches 100K Customer Transactions & Launches 6 New Markets | Seven years ago, Opendoor had a goal to simplify how people buy and sell a home, empowering everyone with the freedom to move. It was an idea to make buying and selling a home one-click, and an idea to transform a category and build a gener... |
| May 26, 2021 | Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter abruptly resigns, cites 'certain personal matters' | Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter said he would resign, citing the risk of distractions from "personal matters that are becoming public."
The sudden resignation by Hunter, a Republican, came two days after he filed for divorce... |
| May 18, 2021 | Florida Lawmakers Given Misleading FAQs On Sports Betting Compact And Allowability Of Mobile Wagering | Florida lawmakers will be tasked with a very important decision this week. They are re-convening in Tallahassee for a one-week special session that will address the future of gambling in Florida. Of the 15 gaming bills that are under consid... |
| May 15, 2021 | Oklahoma extends early voting as other GOP-led states curb access | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| May 12, 2021 | These Are the Top Ten Richest Self-made Women in 2020 | May 12, 2021 4 min read This story originally appeared on ValueWalk
Achieving success in the corporate world takes a lot of hard work and determination, but when you are a woman, the struggle is more significant. This, however, is not stopp... |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Digging into the Alkami Technology IPO | It appears that the slowdown in tech debuts is not a complete freeze; despite concerning news regarding the IPO pipeline, some deals are chugging ahead. This morning, we’re adding Alkami Technology to a list that includes Coinbase’s impendi... |
| Mar 18, 2021 | An entire Oklahoma diner told CNN they don’t want the vaccine. One said even Trump couldn’t convince him. | A man tells that he would not get a COVID-19 vaccine. CNN
A CNN straw poll of people in an Oklahoma diner gave a stark snapshot of vaccine hesitancy.
None of the diners would take the vaccine, CNN found, citing mistrust and COVID-19 misinfo... |
| Mar 11, 2021 | 5 Oklahoma City cops charged with manslaughter in case of 15-year-old who was shot more than a dozen times | A police offer makes a call on his radio. ftwitty/Getty Images
Five Oklahoma officers are charged with manslaughter in the November killing of a 15-year-old.
The police officers shot the teenage robbery suspect 13 times as he left a gas sta... |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Spanish-language broadcaster in Oklahoma dies from COVID-19 | OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Armando Rubio, a Spanish-language broadcaster in Oklahoma, died from COVID-19 complications at 73.
Rubio hosted a TV show about Latino issues and worked as Telemundo T30′s station manager. He died on Feb. 18, The Oklaho... |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Every Dolly Parton movie, ranked according to critics | Dolly Parton turns 75 on December 19. NBC/Getty Images
Dolly Parton turns 75 on December 19.
To celebrate, we ranked every film in her career according to critics’ reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
Parton’s highest-ranked film, 1980’s “9 to 5” wa... |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Oklahoma May Be Improperly Using $70 Million From FEMA Lost Wages Assistance Unemployment Program | Oklahoma may have overstepped its authority by creating the Additional Lost Wages Assistance (ALWA) ... [+] program and planning to send a one-time $400 payment to 120,000 Oklahomans.getty |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Red State Bailout? Oklahoma To Pay Extra $400 Unemployment Bonus | Oklahoma just received a $70 million windfall from the federal government to make an extra $400 ... [+] unemployment payment to its residents. So far, no other state has received the same windfall. getty |
| Dec 2, 2020 | The worst movies 20 of your favourite actors starred in this year | Some well-known actors were in critical flops this year. Saban Films; Universal Pictures; Netflix
Whether it’s because of silly dialogue, poor plotting, or unexpected acting choices, some 2020 films had a hard time impressing critics.
Salma... |
| Dec 1, 2020 | What Christmas looks like in every state | Christmas looks very different in Hawaii. Marco Garcia/ AP
People across the US celebrate Christmas differently.
Alabama, Idaho, and Oklahoma are known for their lavish state Christmas trees found outside their Capitol buildings.
Light disp... |
| Oct 21, 2020 | How Google Powers Its ‘Monopoly’ With Enough Electricity For Entire Countries | Google has invested billions into projects like the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the ... [+] Mojave Desert. Getty Images |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Down And Out: Bankruptcy Valuations Portend Production Declines | A pathway back to higher prices will be the decline of production in the U.S.Shutterstock |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Viral Kids Song 'Baby Shark' Used as Inmate Punishment in Oklahoma | Jamie P., Tech Times 07 October 2020, 09:10 am
Do you still remember the 2016 most popular children song titled 'Baby Shark'? If you have a kid that year, you might be one of the parents that were totally sick of that beat. Now, imagine you... |
| Oct 6, 2020 | 'Baby Shark' Used as 'Inhuman' Punishment in County Jail, Investigation Finds | Incarcerated people at the Oklahoma County jail were chained to walls and forced to listen to "Baby Shark" on a loop at loud volumes for up to two hours, according to charges filed Monday.
Two former detention officers—Gregory Cor... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Rehearsal for November: An Analysis of 17 August State Elections | Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the na... |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Next Coach Of Oklahoma City Thunder Will Have To Embrace Eventual Youth Movement | LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 24: Billy Donovan of the Oklahoma City Thunder talks with ... [+] Luguentz Dort #5 during the third quarter against the Houston Rocketsin Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA... |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Billy Donovan Of Oklahoma City Thunder Got Only Four First-Place Coach Of The Year Votes | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - FEBRUARY 28: Head coach Billy Donovan of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on ... [+] in the first quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum on February 28, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | DivInc, MassChallenge alum raises funding as cannabis booms in Oklahoma | Despite a few setbacks to plans amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, a startup with local ties has found ways to pivot through and hit its stride, landing its pre-seed round to kick off more growth.
Kanna, a gig work platform for the canna... |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Alfred Williams on alleged Mike Gundy racial slur: “Why would I make that up?” | Mike Gundy still hadn’t called Alfred Williams as of Thursday afternoon.
But a ton of former CU Buffs have. And they’re ready to back him up.
“I’ve heard from teammates that I haven’t heard from in 25-plus years that were on the field durin... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Wearable Technology Could be Used to Detect COVID-19 | Scientists are currently starting trials to detect whether wearable devices, like Fitbits or Samsung Galaxy wearables, can detect Covid-19 symptoms – that could lead to a diagnosis. However, these studies are in the early stages and still n... |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Coronavirus Cancellation Tracker: More Than 83 Million Affected After Events Cancelled Or Rescheduled | Last updated April 22, 12:49 p.m. |
| Feb 5, 2020 | All of Penn Badgley's movie and TV roles, ranked | Penn Badgley has played a number of terrible and delightful characters. Netflix, Screen Gems, The CW
Penn Badgley is known for his leading roles on shows like "You" and "Gossip Girl."
He's also appeared in a number of hi... |
| Feb 2, 2020 | Patient groups push back against Medicaid block grants | States could change who is eligible for coverage, either by adjusting the income standard or implementing work requirements. States would also be able to decide how much enrollees pay for care and what drugs are covered through a closed for... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | 22 of the scariest crimes to ever hit the world of retail | Not all of these crimes have been solved. Mark Perlstein/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images
Retail isn't immune to some truly terrifying crimes.
Over the decades, a number of high-profile cases have emerged concerning ... |
| Dec 8, 2019 | Bitcoin Mining Helps US Energy Company Solve Major Problem in Gas Industry | While Bitcoin is constantly slammed for hogging too much energy, its mining might, in fact, have a positive impact on the environment.
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According to Bloomberg, Texas-based energy company Crusoe Energy Systems, converts excessive natural... |
| Sep 10, 2019 | The Cyberlaw Podcast: Bankrupting National Security? | Camille Stewart talks about a little-known national security risk: China’s propensity to acquire U.S. technology through the bankruptcy courts and the many ways in which the bankruptcy system isn’t set up to combat improper tech transfers. ... |
| Apr 16, 2019 | Boeing wins $14.3 billion bomber maintenance contract | Boeing Co. has been awarded a $14.3 billion contract to service and maintain all B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.
In a statement last week, the Department of Defense said the contract inc... |
| Millions of Americans in 24 states are set to lose unemployment benefits as early as June 12 | Millions of unemployed Americans across the country will lose jobless benefits in June and July as at least 24 Republican-led states move to end federal unemployment assistance before the current September 6, 2021 expiration date.
The benef... |
| Wilma Mankiller will soon be on new U.S. quarters – what you need to know about the trailblazing Cherokee Chief | If you’re not yet familiar with the name Wilma Mankiller, you probably will be soon: The trailblazing former Cherokee Nation chief is coming to a U.S. quarter near you.
When Mankiller – whose family surname refers to an ancestral tribal mil... |
| Oklahoma spent millions on a legal and PR campaign to paint reservations as 'lawless dystopias' and convince the Supreme Court to weaken tribal sovereignty, experts say | Indigenous and environmental activists protest in front of the White House in Washington, Oct. 11, 2021. Sue Ogrocki, File/Associated Press
The Supreme Court ruled last week the state of Oklahoma has some jurisdiction over tribal lands.
Nat... |
| Patient groups push back against Medicaid block grants | CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced an optional program on Thursday that would allow states to fund Medicaid expansion through block grants.
Block grants are back, but under a different name. Patient and physician groups raised concerns... |
| The morning-after pill brand handed out at Olivia Rodrigo’s concert is fighting stigma against emergency contraception | Good morning, Broadsheet readers! It’s dealmaking time for women’s soccer teams, an Austrian heiress is letting strangers donate her $27 million inheritance, and a morning after-pill brand fights stigma—including on Olivia Rodrigo’s tour. H... |
| Pro sports have never had a Black commissioner — and many doubt it’ll happen soon | There has never been a Black commissioner of a professional sports league in the U.S.
Experts and academics say leagues have a long way to go to improve representation in front offices, especially in the C-suite. |
| Oklahoma lawmakers passed 5 contradictory abortion bans. No one knows which laws will be enforced. | State of Oklahoma; IStock Photo; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Vicky Leta/Insider
In the past year, Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma has signed five contradictory abortion bans into law. Few of the 42 lawmakers who sponsored the bills could agree on wh... |
| The DOJ just seized an ancient artifact from Hobby Lobby. Here are 16 of the biggest controversies in the craft chain's nearly 50-year history. | A Hobby Lobby store. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The DOJ confiscated an ancient tablet from Hobby Lobby that had been smuggled into the US.
The arts-and-crafts store — led by the conservative Christian founder and CEO David Green and his family... |
| Scott Pruitt, Trump's scandal-ridden EPA official, has filed to run for a US Senate seat in Oklahoma | In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials and former President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. Carolyn Kaster/AP
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| Phoenix Suns arena will be named Footprint Center in ‘one of the most unique partnerships in sports’ | Footprint is an engineering company that wants to eliminate single-use plastic and use the Phoenix Suns home complex to test new technologies.
The downtown Phoenix sports complex will now be called Footprint Center. |
| Oklahoma passes near-total ban on abortions after 'fertilization' that goes even further than Texas' law | Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Sue Ogrocki/AP
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Oklahoma is one step closer to having one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the nation.
The state's legislature passed a bill banning almost all abortions after "fertilization.&... |
| 100 years after the Tulsa Massacre, a survivor’s descendant carries on the tradition of entrepreneurship on Black Wall Street | Growing up, Tulsa native Bobby Eaton Jr. knew his grandfather Joseph was a respected member of the community in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He knew Joseph owned a barber shop there — where Eaton’s father and uncle were barber... |
