The handbook, part of a nationwide effort, is digital and completely free. Organizers say they are working to print physical copies in early 2026.
Author Archives: Ross Terrell
Ross Terrell is the managing editor for The Oklahoma Eagle. Prior to joining The Eagle, he worked as a reporter for NPR affiliates in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Salt Lake City and later Axios.
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The Oklahoma Eagle earns best practices recognition from NABJ Tulsa
The Eagle and members of the Goodwin family were recipients of awards at the organization’s 30th anniversary gala.
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The Grinch of holiday illnesses is making a return. Here’s how to avoid norovirus.
Cases of the norovirus are spiking as holiday gatherings pick up. But you can avoid it by practicing health hygiene.
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Mother Viola Fletcher, one of the oldest Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, dies at 111
Viola Ford Fletcher passed away at the age of 111. She was one of the oldest survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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Meet Mareo Johnson, the new president of Tulsa’s NAACP branch
Mareo Johnson says he wants to bring the NAACP out of dormancy and help it regain relevance here in Tulsa.
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Tulsa uncovers gunshot victim during excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery
The body is the seventh at the cemetery to contain “evidence of trauma,” but officials said it’s too early to determine the official cause of death.
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So you want to be a Thunder fan in Tulsa. It’ll cost you about $700 to watch.
The price to legally watch all 82 games is rising. Sports bars may reap the benefits.
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Tulsa to purchase, convert former juvenile detention center into homeless shelter
The city and county came to an agreement that will add around 175 beds for unhoused Tulsans.
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Less help for Oklahoma homeless youth unless they’re sleeping in a shelter or outside
Federal data shows more than 85% of unhoused youth in Oklahoma were sleeping “doubled up” with another family or in a hotel or motel during the 2022-23 school year.
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What’s next as Oklahoma’s highway system strains against growth?
By 2037, the ACCESS Oklahoma turnpike program expects to complete more than 150 miles of widening, reconstruction, and new routes.
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Here’s how the government shutdown will affect Tulsans
The longer the shutdown continues, the more Tulsans could feel the pinch on food benefits, air travel and other federal services.
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‘Just trying to survive:’ Unhoused Tulsan shares human toll of Operation SAFE
For Amy Sawyer, she lost almost everything but for Gov. Kevin Stitt, it was a sign of progress in cleaning up downtown Tulsa.