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It’s Been a Week Since the Super Bowl. You Thought KC Won? Nope. San Francisco Was Just Announced the Surprise Winner.
Read moreIn 1987, Congress officially declared the month of March as Women's History Month. Since then, Women's History Month has become a major step in honoring women's contributions to history that have been often overlooked in general education for years.
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Regina Goodwin is a Democrat American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 73rd district since 2015. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District, commonly known as Black Wall Street. Goodwin is a descendant of a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, and is the daughter of Edward Goodwin, Jr. and the granddaughter of Edward L. Goodwin, both of whom were long time editors of The Oklahoma Eagle, Oklahoma’s longest-running Blackowned newspaper.
Read moreContinue your prayers for Majorie Plunket and Elayne Evans and they continue their recovery and for Jerry French as he continues his treatments. Continued prayer request for those on our sick list, Otis Davis, Taft Forshee, Tiger French, Wilbert Zackery, Lloyd Samilton, Yolanda Jackson, Becki Stripling, Christopher Stripling, L.C. and Irene Carson, and Earnest Hamilton.
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Denise Tyus is a second-generation cowgirl from Damascus, AR where she works as manager for a major corporation. Denise is a wife, a mother and a grandmother that not only spends her time competing in rodeo, but also officiates basketball both high school and women’s college. From time to time prior to a horse accident, Denise played softball in a fifty
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The Oklahoma History Center is presenting a Podcast celebrating women for Women’s History Month, A Very OK Podcast. It is a new podcast focused on Oklahoma’s Native American ballerinas, Maria Tallchief, and Marjorie Tallchief (Osage), Yvonne Chouteau (Shawnee), Moscelyne Larkin (Peoria/ Eastern Shawnee), and Rosella Hightower (Choctaw) were all born in Oklahoma during the 1920s and went on to become prima ballerinas. Nicknamed the “Five Moons,” they achieved the pinnacle of success in their respective ballet careers, making their marks in America and on the international stage. They were named Oklahoma Cultural Treasures in 1997. A beautiful mural in the Oklahoma State Capitol, Flight of Spirit (above), painted by Mike Larsen (Chickasaw), pays tribute to them. Our guest on this episode are writer, director, actor, and dancer Russ Tallchief (Osage), the great-nephew of Maria and Marjorie Tallchief. Visit https:// www.okhistory.org/historycenter.
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