Oklahoma
A century ago, Zitkála-Šá exposed an orgy of atrocities against Native Americans
July 17, 2023In 1923, a Dakota-born writer-activist traveled through Oklahoma to investigate abuses against the Choctaw, Creek, and other tribes. What she found was appalling.
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No red in the rainbow? Cold War law blocks Oklahoma Communists from Pride
June 13, 2023Directors of Oklahoma City’s LGBTQ Pride festival cite unconstitutional 1955 statute to reject Communist Party’s application.
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Banned book lesson thrusts Oklahoma teacher into campaign
November 7, 2022NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Summer Boismier was living her childhood dream. She grew up a bookworm, became a high school English teacher, and filled both her classroom and home with her favorite literature. She taught her...
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Oklahoma joins effort to destroy abortion rights ahead of possible Roe reversal
April 13, 2022Going even further than Texas, the Sooner State’s anti-abortion legislation could be a precursor to overturning Roe v. Wade.
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‘Recovering Ancient Spiro’: Remembering one of Native America’s most forgotten but important sites
April 12, 2022Spiro is considered by many scholars to have been at one time the single most powerful political and cultural entity in North America.
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