The Oklahoma Black Chamber of Commerce is holding a Workshop Thursday November 4, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Rudisill Library located at 1520 N. Hartford Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma. This Workshop is entitled “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment” and will focus on New and Existing Jobs Tax Breaks. A member of the [...]
Tulsa Convention Center event Oct. 23rd brings fifteen area choirs together in support of needy families. Tulsa, OK – On October 23, 2010 the Tulsa Convention Center will be filled with the choirs of Victory Christian Center, Oral Roberts University, Metropolitain Baptist Church, All Souls Unitarian, and ten other Tulsa area choirs, joining together with [...]
The dedication for the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park will take in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 27, 2010. We are hopeful that you will help us to get the word out about the Park Opening among your colleagues within the civil rights community as well as within the national media. Please see the attached Media [...]
Dr. Jimmie Lewis Franklin will begin the evening as the guest lecturer to the introduction of the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame. Dr. Franklin holds the prestigious title of Professor of History, Emeritus from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1968, he became the second African American to earn a Ph.D. in History [...]
NABJ-Tulsa is calling for entries for the 2010 Oklahoma Salute to Excellence Awards in Journalism, to be presented at the Oklahoma Salute to Excellence Banquet in Tulsa on December 11. The OSTE Awards in Journalism recognize excellence in the coverage of African-Americans and the Black experience. The competition will benefit professional development and student programs [...]
Come experience the smooth sounds of Eldredge Jackson and Band. Saturday, October 9th. 9pm-12am. Twisted Tilt Sports Bar & Grill (Jenks – Riverwalk). Indoors, where it’s Cool and Smooth. Perfect for Jazz, Drinks, Food and Football.
Join Russell Lacour, Isaac Causey and other journalists and community leaders at Langston University – Tulsa for and upfront and candid dialogue on issues and concerns within the African-American Community in Tulsa. Topics include healthcare, education, transportation, housing, planitulsa, and more… if you are concerned about it, let’s discuss solutions… Juneteenth Community Forum friday, june [...]
Wayman Tisdale: Documentary on former OU star will be shown at Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame Saturday. By BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer Published: 6/4/2010 “The Wayman Tisdale Story,” a documentary that chronicles Tisdale’s life in basketball and music and his May 2009 death that was the result of cancer treatment complications, is set for [...]
Marlin Lavanhar is the minister of All Souls Unitarian Church, 2900 S. Peoria, in Tulsa. He is the president of the Tulsa Metropoitan Ministry. Many people have asked for copies of the sermon I delivered last Sunday about the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and the connection with Memorial Day. I offered it, in part, as [...]
UPDATE Added June 9, 2010: The All Black Town Tour is sold out, according to Alicia Latimer, African -American Resource Center Coordinator. The Historic All Black Town Tour is only two weeks away and there are only 30 seats left. Churches, Civic Organizations, Youth Groups—this is an exciting and fun tour. This year’s towns are [...]