Oklahoma

It seems that the reckoning of the United States is having a positive impact on decisions for all people of color. On Thursday (Jul 9) In one of its final rulings of the year, the U.S. Supreme Court released a decision that designates a large portion of Oklahoma as tribal territory.  Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, an appointee of President Donald Trump, sided with the court's four liberal judges in the landmark decision, according to The New York Times. 

The war on women is getting crazier and crazier by the day.

A DA will not prosecute a deaf man beaten by police who couldn't hear their orders. It cost too much to hire a sign language interpreter.

A teacher from Oklahoma City is under fire for their recent comments about white people. One high school student is speaking out about the teacher’s lecture on the topic how to “heal the racial divide.” The young lady, who did not want to be identified, says that she was stunned by what was being taught, so she […]

As two separate investigations continue, led by the Justice Department and the Tulsa County District Attorney's office, more details emerge regarding Crutcher and Betty Shelby, the officer who fatally shot Crutcher in the middle of the road as he walked with his hands up towards his SUV.

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's report listed the probable cause of death as asphyxiation due to "manual compression of the neck."

Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, is just around the corner. We’ve compiled a few facts that you may not have known about the celebration of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, but it took nearly three more years […]

Bates was found guilty last month of second-degree murder for the April 2, 2015 gun sting operation in Tulsa, Oklahoma that left Harris dead.

Oklahoma has executed 112 inmates since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.

Attorneys for the NAACP filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of the residents and businesses affected by the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The suit filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court says the individuals tasked to evaluate the water quality failed to test and treat the water, leading to contamination. Ten people are named […]