Editorial Archives - The Black Wall Street Times https://theblackwallsttimes.com/category/editorial/ "Access is the New Civil Right" Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:02:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-BWST-Favicon-32x32.png Editorial Archives - The Black Wall Street Times https://theblackwallsttimes.com/category/editorial/ 32 32 213941571 Morgan State University students respond to campus shooting https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2023/10/05/morgan-state-university-students-respond-to-campus-shooting/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2023/10/05/morgan-state-university-students-respond-to-campus-shooting/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:34:39 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=100223

On October 3, students attended the coronation ceremony of the Mister and Miss Morgan State University. Shortly after the homecoming event ended, gun fire commenced.

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By The Black Wall Street Times Editorial Board On Tuesday, March 7th, Oklahoma voters will decide whether or not to make recreational marijuana legal across the state. If passed, Oklahoma would join 21 other states and the District of Colombia in legalizing marijuana. The measure, however, does far more than just legalize cannabis; it seeks […]

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]]> 84172 Governor Stitt has the power to stop executions https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2022/01/26/governor-stitt-has-the-power-to-stop-executions/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2022/01/26/governor-stitt-has-the-power-to-stop-executions/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:53:45 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=58628 executions governor stitt

After the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board refused to recommend clemency, Governor Kevin Stitt may feel secure in saying he has no other option but to allow the execution of Donald Grant to proceed. But that isn’t true. To be sure, Oklahoma remains one of eight states that must receive a recommendation from the Board […]

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As 2021 draws to a close, our team at The Black Wall Street Times would like to share our most memorable moments of coverage this year. From Tulsa’s largest Juneteenth celebration in history and the 100 Year Centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre to the clemency hearings for former death row captive Julius Jones, our […]

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]]> 77977 Dr. Tiffany Crutcher: The Black Wall Street Times’ 2021 Person of the Year https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2021/12/20/dr-tiffany-crutcher-the-black-wall-street-times-2021-person-of-the-year/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2021/12/20/dr-tiffany-crutcher-the-black-wall-street-times-2021-person-of-the-year/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:43:39 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=56951 Dr Tiffany Crutcher George Floyd Justice in Policing Act terence crutcher foundation

The sun was setting on an abnormally warm day in Montgomery, Alabama when Dr. Tiffany Crutcher received a life-altering call. It was September 16, 2016, and Dr. Crutcher was wrapping up a long day of work at her Alabama clinic. The Tulsa native recalls a distressing feeling that night before the phone started to ring. […]

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