Steve Gerkin, author of “Hidden History of Tulsa,” talks with Kevin Canfield and Listen Frontier host R.J. Young about the Tulsa Race Riots, and the founding of the KKK in Tulsa.
Freedom surfaced in the small, everyday moments for Malcolm Scott and De’Marchoe Carpenter on their first days outside of prison this week.
When the reserve deputy program begins again, it will likely have a force of about 40, rather than the 120 reserves at the time of the Eric Harris shooting.
“No reasonable jury” would have convicted Malcolm Scott and De’Marchoe Carpenter in 1994 murder if they’d been able to hear the evidence presented in January, District Judge Sharon Holmes ruled.
A state representative has met opposition to his proposal to clarify the law on forcible oral sodomy following a court ruling. He said the opposition is strong, with one lobbyist “cussing me out.”
Wash Hudson decided to do the unthinkable, despite the racial tension. Instead of backing away from the Klan, he, along with several important Tulsans, decided to make it official.
Tulsa Voice columnist Barry Friedman joins Listen Frontier host RJ Young and Frontier staff writer Dylan Goforth to talk about the John Rogers and Robert Bates sagas, more drama in Tulsa mayoral politics, Oklahoma’s budget hole and Mary Fallin angling to become Donald Trump’s VP.
TU’s board voted to remove the law school founder’s name from its building due to his links to Tulsa’s KKK chapter in 1922. The school conducted a review of all building names and its administration recommended removing Rogers’ name. A plaque will be installed at the building’s main entrance.
