Nation Oct 01 Justice Department to launch civil rights review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre The U.S. Department of Justice says it plans to launch a review and evaluation of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Nation Jul 12 A World War I veteran is the 1st Tulsa Race Massacre victim to be identified in city’s yearslong investigation The identification is the first since the city of Tulsa announced the effort in 2018 to identify victims of the massacre, giving families and descendants of each unmarked burial the recognition they never received more than 100 years ago. By Adam Kemp
Nation Jun 12 Oklahoma’s Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit from last 2 survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre seeking reparations The Oklahoma Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre who were seeking reparations. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Politics May 17 Watch 14:54 Tulsa faces reckoning over historical racism as state law restricts how history is taught As the country has been reckoning with questions of race, justice and equality, many state legislatures have passed laws restricting how American history, particularly around the issue of race, can be taught in schools. Judy Woodruff visited her native Tulsa,… By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson
Jan 26 A statue honoring a Native ballerina was stolen in Oklahoma. This artist is piecing it together again By Adam Kemp A bronze statue of a Native ballerina was stolen, dismantled and sold for scrap in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One artist is piecing the sculpture back together in hopes that it will continue inspiring Native dancers today. Continue reading
Jun 11 At March For Our Lives in Oklahoma, advocates ask ‘where can we be safe?’ By Adam Kemp Hundreds gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol for a 'March For Our Lives" rally against gun violence and to ask for reform in one of the most gun-friendly states in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 03 Shooting at Tulsa hospital exposes vulnerability of health care facilities By Michael Tarm, Don Babwin, Associated Press Hospitals, like schools, are not typically designed to guard against the threat of a determined gunman entering the building to take lives. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 3:40 What we know about the shooting at a Tulsa medical center By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox President Biden is speaking to the nation in primetime Thursday urging Congress to address mass shootings that have traumatized communities across the U.S., including in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. A shooting in Tulsa Wednesday left at least four people… Continue watching
Jun 02 Gunman armed with rifle kills 4 people at Tulsa medical building By Sean Murphy, Jill Bleed, Associated Press A man who blamed his surgeon for continuing pain after a recent back operation bought an AR-style rifle and opened fire hours later at a Tulsa medical office, killing the doctor and three other people in an attack that ended with… Continue reading