TULSA, Okla.--The owner of Scrambl'd on Greenwood announced it was closing and leaving Black Wall Street Tuesday, Feb. 25, after an undisclosed dispute with the controversial and far-right, current Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. "It is with a heavy heart that Scrambl'd on Greenwood announces the closures of its doors. Despite the hard work, passion and […]

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Circle Cinema's Black Film Council invites the community to come dressed in 1920s period costumes for a screening of Eddie Murphy's "Harlem Nights" on Feb. 28, the last day of Black History Month. Harlem Nights is a classic film with Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor taking viewers inside New York City's illegal gambling, competition, gangster […]

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Oklahoma has been previewing and promoting Trump’s agenda long before his second presidential term began in January, but it appears the chickens are finally coming home to roost as the state absorbs the impact of potential cuts to federal funding and jobs. Despite being the only state in the nation where all 77 counties selected […]

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Nearly five years after first proposing a federal database for police misconduct following the police killing of George Floyd, President Donald Trump's second administration has shut it down. The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) no longer remains active, the Washington Post first reported. First approved by former President Joe Biden in 2023, the landmark […]

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As part of its effort to slash spending and dismantle the federal government, unelected billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated the office leases for two federal agencies in Oklahoma: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in Carnegie, Oklahoma. According to […]

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