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Mother Randle and other survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre
November 11, 2022
"Mother" Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of the 1921 massacre's last three survivors, celebrated her 108th birthday on Thursday.
Tulsa race massacre
November 3, 2022
Researchers have uncovered 21 additional graves in their search for the remains of victims from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Tulsa race massacre
October 26, 2022
The latest exhumations at Oaklawn Cemetery will be followed by another excavation for bodies' remains to gather more DNA.
September 20, 2022
John Basco, 48, was found unresponsive in his cell early last Sunday morning, said Oklahoma County Detention Center officials.
Tulsa race massacre
September 15, 2022
Scientists plan to extract more DNA from recently reburied remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and search…
August 26, 2022
An Oklahoma teacher who provided her high school students with a method to access banned books has resigned.
August 22, 2022
Tuesday's primary elections feature two top Florida Democrats squaring off, with two longtime New York House Democratic colleagues competing for…
Mother Randle and other survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre
August 5, 2022
An Oklahoma judge said six descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre cannot sue for reparations.
Tulsa race massacre
July 14, 2022
People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can give genetic material to help…
July 8, 2022
Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce President Sherry Gamble Smith and her husband were fatally shot at home Thursday.
June 29, 2022
"We've been able to do a lot with a little," said one, "and I think folks are accustomed to seeing…
June 23, 2022
Investigators seeking to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre have found enough usable DNA for testing on two of…
June 3, 2022
Two doctors, a receptionist and a former soldier were killed in a mass shooting inside a Tulsa medical building.
June 2, 2022
A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus,…
Minneapolis City Council Announces Support For Dismantling Police Department After Death Of George Floyd
May 29, 2022
Witnesses said an argument preceded the gunfire just after midnight, the agency said. No one has been arrested, it said.
May 20, 2022
The NAACP wants to stop future acts of anti-Black domestic terrorism using law enforcement, business regulation and gun control.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
May 19, 2022
Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill prohibiting all abortions in the state with few exceptions.
May 9, 2022
Two former police officers with the Lawton Police Department have been charged with manslaughter for killing an unarmed Black man.
May 5, 2022
It took trips over state lines, navigating roads and laws, for a South Dakota mother of two to get abortion…
May 3, 2022
There's new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist rampage who are now over…