CNN — Just weeks after Oklahoma’s governor called for a special audit of Tulsa Public Schools, the State Board of Education voted to downgrade the district’s accreditation status for violating a law that restricts teachings on race and gender. In a 4-2 vote on Thursday, the board based its decision to downgrade to “accreditation with warning” in response to a …
The Tulsa Opera has canceled a piece written for a concert on the city’s 1921 race massacre after the composer of one of four pieces for the event refused a request to remove a curse on America from the piece. In social media postings, New York composer Daniel Roumain said Sunday he was commissioned to write for mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves …
TULSA, Okla. — Rick Frazier drove more than 750 miles from Ohio to Tulsa to be one of the first campers in line for President Donald Trump’s first rally in months, undeterred by a days-long wait in searing heat, the growing risk of the coronavirus or a lukewarm reception from local officials. While Trump said Thursday he picked Oklahoma partly …
Judge Denies Request To Force Coronavirus Safety Measures At Trump's Tulsa Rally Enlarge this image toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP A group of Tulsa, Okla., residents, businesses and nonprofits tried to force event organizers to enforce social distancing protocols for this weekend's upcoming campaign rally for President Trump. "If ASM Global moves forward with the event without adequate review, …