Fireworks companies expect sales to top $3.5 billion this Fourth of July — an industry record. Oklahoma businesses say they’re seeing the impact in real time.
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America at 250: Oklahoma veterans share hope for where the country is headed
As America’s 250th birthday arrives July 4, veterans around Tulsa are taking the opportunity to reflect while remaining hopeful for the country’s future.
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2 Tulsa community advocates featured in Obama Presidential Center exhibit
Ashley Philippsen, formerly of ImpactTulsa, and Jen Loren, senior director of Cherokee Film, are featured in the Obama Center’s Imagine Your Impact interactive art exhibit.
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How a Tulsa TV anchor-turned-theater director became America’s reigning ‘president of drag’
Travis Guillory is balancing a day job with the national title of Miss Gay America. His journey to competing as Tracy La Louisianne was an unexpected turn for the former TV anchor.
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Find all the days and ways to celebrate the Fourth of July and America’s 250th birthday in the Tulsa area
Trying to figure out where you’re bringing the family or friends to spend the Fourth? We round up the major fireworks displays and parties across the Tulsa area.
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Tulsans and tourists gather in Greenwood to celebrate and reflect on Juneteenth
Thousands of people gathered in Tulsa’s Greenwood District to celebrate Juneteenth. The new security measures did little to dampen the fun.
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Ahead of Tulsa’s Juneteenth Festival, pastors and organizers pray for peace, safety and unity
Lauren Corbitt-Evans, executive director of Tulsa Juneteenth, said the prayers ahead of the event lifted some of the stress she’d been feeling about this year’s festival.
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This Tulsan creates space for fathers to be ‘courageous’ — and find community
Founded in 2020, Birthright Living Legacy hosts meetups for dads to discuss how to build relationships with their children and navigate the pressures of masculinity.
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New mural dedicated to women and financial empowerment coming to north Tulsa
Lacy Park will feature a new mural funded by the Carter Center. Tulsa was the only U.S. city selected by the Carter Center this year.
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A 1968 photograph without a story inspired one of Tulsa’s newest murals
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh came across the image of three Black women when she was doing research for an OKC exhibition. Now it’s her first mural in Tulsa.
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New development to bring live music, apartments and Wildflower Café to downtown Tulsa
Once it fully opens in 2027, MODE Tulsa will feature affordable housing alongside a speakeasy lounge, restaurant and production equipment for regional artists.
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As America celebrates 250th birthday, Gilcrease Museum examines Native nations and the Revolution
Opening June 15, the exhibit features a handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence and explorations of struggles between Native nations and colonists.