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Posted inNorth Tulsa
Here are five takeaways from this year’s ‘State of Black Tulsa’
City leaders and elected officials updated residents on their efforts to solve issues facing Black Tulsans.
Posted inCulture
Tulsa’s MLK Day Parade celebrates a ‘New Day. Same Dream.’
Hundreds of participants waved to bundled up parade-goers lining the streets in near freezing temperatures.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Talk of Greenwood: Historic golfer, ‘Women to Know’ and Miss Juneteenth
Talk of Greenwood is a weekly window into what’s happening around the north Tulsa neighborhood.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Greenwood park sets sights on new $10M facility exploring Black and Indigenous history
John Hope Franklin Center kicked off its campaign to raise $10 million for a new facility highlighting the relationship between Black and Indigenous cultures.
Posted inBusiness
Greenwood Legacy Corp. has been surrounded by controversy. Now it has a new leader.
Known for his troubleshooting abilities, new Greenwood Legacy executive director John E. Hall brings decades of housing experience to the role.
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‘Sinners’-themed Halloween party brings the blockbuster film to Greenwood
The interactive party will give people a chance to recreate the juke joint vibe free of actual vampires.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa cadets must journey through Greenwood’s history before policing its present
Each incoming class of Tulsa Police Department officers is required to tour Greenwood Rising. Here’s what they learn.
Posted inCulture
Tulsa’s Black history plays central role in ‘Today’ show’s destination broadcast
Hosts Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones went live from Guthrie Green on Friday to celebrate the city’s businesses, local celebrity chefs and culture.
Posted inBusiness
After Isla’s and Fulton Street’s closing, Greenwood business owners wonder what’s next
With both closures coming within a month of each other, there’s an uncertain future for business in the Historic Greenwood District.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa officials to host town hall on transparency issues with Greenwood Legacy Corp.
Years of delays and questions over the revitalization of 56 acres in Greenwood have culminated in a town hall Monday.
Posted inCulture
How Tony Williams became Mr. Greenwood and his hopes for 918 Day
Carrying the title of Mr. Greenwood has been a source of pride and added responsibility for Tony Williams.