By Mary L. Williams Color Me True Destiny Programs For more information contact: Mary L. Williams, Founder and Director mlhwilliams 12@gmail.com A Color Me True Workshops Production “Heroic Hearts Create Courageous Communities.” & “Communication is not just a technique, it is an attitude.” Read the full story at YouTube
This Parade Honored Black History in Greenwood
By Mary L. Williams Artist Mary L. Williams organized the Black Wall Street Heritage Parade in Tulsa, Oklahoma through the Greenwood Art Project, part of our Public Art Challenge. Commemorating the centennial of the 1921 Race Massacre, the parade brought together 25 organizations to honor iconic Greenwood figures while celebrating the community’s resilience and a more equitable future. Read the full story at Bloomberg Philanthropies
Checotah School’s Stolen Band Trailer Recovered; Equipment Found Destroyed
By MaKayla Glenn A Checotah school’s band trailer had been missing for about three weeks, after being stolen from the school property. It was a tough loss because they needed all of that equipment for both competition and marching season. A Checotah school’s band trailer had been missing for about three weeks, after being stolen from the school property. The trailer was used to haul instruments and equipment. It was a tough loss because they needed all of that equipment for both competition and marching season. When the band got word the trailer had been found, they were excited. Alex Warrior is a band director at Checotah and said they didn’t know what to expect, but was happy that people were still looking for it. Read the full story at NewOn6
Owners Of Coney Island In Tulsa Worried About Keeping Restaurant’s Doors Open
By MaKayla Glenn Coney Island is a go-to lunch spot for many people who work and live in downtown Tulsa. But as the restaurant celebrates 97 years of business, the owner is worried they’re in danger of closing. As a downtown Tulsa restaurant celebrates 97 years of business, the owner is worried they’re in danger of closing. Coney Island is a go-to lunch spot for many people who work and live downtown. Steve Gregory has been eating here since the 90s, stopping by at least once a week for a fix. “When I first came, they were over by Orpha’s lounge is where I first started seeing them,” Gregory said. Read the full story at NewOn6
Black-Owned Urgent Care To Open In Tulsa This Month
By MaKayla Glenn A new Black-owned urgent care facility is opening near 51st and Peoria. NovaStar Express Care will be open to see patients starting on Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday – Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. We are one week away from Thanksgiving and the Tulsa Dream Center is giving back to the community in a big away. The Dream Center said its free Friendsgiving event is open to anyone willing to come with a smiling face and thankful heart. The center has hosted this event for more than two decades now. Executive Director and Pastor Tim Newtown said this will be the first year the Friendsgiving will be hosted at the Dream Center’s new West campus. Newton said United Healthcare is sponsoring everything to help feed more than 500 people a full Thanksgiving dinner. Read the full story at NewOn6
‘Our Season Of Hope’: Tulsa Dream Center Hosts Annual Friendsgiving Event
By MaKayla Glenn The Tulsa Dream Center said its free Friendsgiving event is open to anyone willing to come with a smiling face and thankful heart. The Nov. 16 event starts at noon. Pastor Newton said there will be another dinner and giveaway Saturday morning, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. at the North campus. We are one week away from Thanksgiving and the Tulsa Dream Center is giving back to the community in a big away. The Dream Center said its free Friendsgiving event is open to anyone willing to come with a smiling face and thankful heart. The center has hosted this event for more than two decades now. Executive Director and Pastor Tim Newtown said this will be the first year the Friendsgiving will be hosted at the Dream Center’s new West campus. Newton said United Healthcare is sponsoring everything to help feed more than 500 people a full Thanksgiving dinner. Read the full story at NewOn6
Youth Services Of Tulsa Expanding To Meet Needs Of Those Experiencing Homelessness
By MaKayla Glenn Youth Services offers programs and assistance to people from ages 12 to 24. The programs focus on counseling, runaway and homeless youth, and youth development. Youth Services of Tulsa is providing more services and housing opportunities for young people experiencing homelessness throughout Tulsa County. Youth Services offers programs and assistance to people from ages 12 to 24. The programs focus on counseling, runaway and homeless youth, and youth development. It’s National Runaway Prevention Month, so this expansion is coming at a perfect time. Read the full story at NewOn6
Clearview: A Journey Into Oklahoma Black History Event Features A Panel Of Local Sports Celebrities
By Russell LaCour CLEARVIEW – Not long ago, I headed south out of Tulsa, destined for Clearview, one of 13 surviving Black townships in Oklahoma. The excursion turned out to be an enriching experience in a key chapter of the state’s Black history. I knew that Clearview had been established in 1903 as one of Oklahoma’s original 50 Black Townships. But I was curious to discover more. A program on the culture and past of the town, featuring Clearview’s mayor and other supporters, is what prompted my sojourn. My history lesson started as soon as I pulled onto a grassy dirt area around the Clearview community center. The building was originally constructed as a gymnasium in 1939 under the Works Progress Administration (WPA was an employment and infrastructure project of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt presidency). It was converted into a community center in 1988. The program they had organized was a fundraising event to keep the center open. Read the full story at The Oklahoma Eagle
Keeping the Greenwood Story Alive
By Russell LaCour Three leading Tulsa storytellers used a panel discussion last week to share how they are working in different ways to keep the narrative of the Historic Greenwood District and Black Wall Street in the eyes and ears of the public. Carlos Moreno, graphic designer and author, is developing a project to map out the Greenwood neighborhood. It will be an interactive map depicting the community building by building. He’s also working on filming stories of Greenwood. The project will help him elevate the narrative of Black Wall Street depicted in his 2021 book “Victory of Greenwood.” TheRese Anderson-Aduni has produced a video presentation highlighting some of the less celebrated characters of Greenwood, including maids, drivers, shoe shiners and even scoundrels. Anderson-Aduni, who has worked in collaboration with the Greenwood Arts Project, is a third-generation survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Her father, the Rev. Harold Anderson, was an amateur filmmaker who chronicled Black business and community leaders on film in the 1940s through the 1960s. She has put together presentations of her father’s work in a documentary “Rebuilding Black Wall Street.” Read the full story at The Oklahoma Eagle
Local Technology Organization Partners With Microsoft To Grow Industry Talent
By Autumn Bracey Black Tech Street is working to bring a technology presence to Tulsa’s Black Wall Street. Black Tech Street is working to bring a technology presence to Tulsa’s Black Wall Street. Founder Tyrance Billingsley II says a new partnership with Microsoft represents a huge shift for the Greenwood community. Black Tech Street’s goal is to rebirth Black Wall Street as an innovation tech focused economy. This new partnership with Microsoft is called ‘The Digital Transformation of Black Wall Street’ and helps support the group’s goal to produce attract and keep black cyber talent. Read the full story at NewsOn6