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Tulsa, Oklahoma's new mayor said on Tuesday that he is backing parts of a plan that aims to pay reparations to the survivors and descendants of a 1921 race massacre in the city, after other ...
Tulsa’s attorneys have argued, however, that the Castro-Huerta ruling can be applied more broadly to all cases involving Native Americans, as long as certain conditions are met.
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, a conservative think-tank that has long advocated for private school vouchers, wrote at least 48 articles since 2020 that have included criticism of the ...
The City of Tulsa has a mayor-council form of government. This form of government has been in place since 1989, at which time Tulsa converted from a city commission form of government. The mayor is elected by the entire population and each of the 9 Councilors are elected from districts based on population. Tulsa is the county seat for Tulsa County.
Kathy Taylor, former mayor of Tulsa (2006–2009) [24] Local officials. Diamond Marshall, member of the Tulsa Public Schools Board for the 2nd district (2023–2024) [25] Calvin Michael Moniz, member of the Tulsa Public Schools Board for the 2nd district (2024–present) [26] Newspapers. The Black Wall Street Times [27] Tulsa World [28]
Tulsa was the first major Oklahoma city to begin an urban renewal program. The Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority was formed in July, 1959. Its first project, the Seminole Hills Project, a public housing facility was begun in 1961 and completed in 1968. [37] The Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority was renamed the Tulsa Development Authority (TDA) in 1976.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has dismissed the case brought on by the survivors of the 1921 massacre—but those in positions of power can act today.
The flood included Tulsa's waterworks, which were located at what is now Newblock Park, The new waterworks were built on higher ground northeast of downtown Tulsa, near Bird Creek. This 2,800 acres (11,000,000 m 2) area became Mohawk Park, one of the nation's largest city parks. The city also issued its first flood control plan, attempting to ...