Oklahoma

Tulsa massacre documentaries offer deep dive into tragedy

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LOS ANGELES — Several documentary filmmakers — some backed by NBA superstars — are shedding light on the historically ignored Tulsa Race Massacre of...

Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups

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TULSA, Okla. — Joi McCondichie is a native of this city, but her life and career in public education kept her away from home...

Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups

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TULSA, Okla. — Joi McCondichie is a native of this city, but her life and career in public education kept her away from home...

Man shot, killed after striking Oklahoma deputy with vehicle

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ANTLERS, Okla. — A man who struck a sheriff's deputy with his vehicle early Sunday morning following a chase in rural southeastern Oklahoma was...

Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ of Greenwood community

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TULSA, Okla. — When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood 100 years ago this week, they bypassed the original sanctuary of...

Tulsa Race Massacre long buried chapter of US history

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When the smoke cleared in June 1921, the toll from the massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was catastrophic — scores of lives lost, homes and...

100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, Black mistrust remains

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TULSA, Okla. — There’s been undeniable progress in the relationship between the Tulsa police and the city's Black community in the past 100 years....

‘Hooked on a Feeling’ singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78

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B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,”...

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Teachers and professors in Idaho will be prevented from “indoctrinating” students on race. Oklahoma teachers will be prohibited from saying certain...

In visions of post-pandemic life, Roaring ’20s beckon again

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NEW YORK — History repeats itself. But do decades duplicate? As...