Prepared. Thats the message were hearing from officials in oklahoma and washington as the two biggest stories of the moment, the still raging coronavirus pandemic and the systemic racism that perm nates all aspects of our lives collide this week in tulsa. That quote is from Tulsa City Council vice chair have necessary la hall harper who told the l. A. Times, quote thrks is just the perfect storm for something very bad to happen in this community. I wish leadership in this state and city would have done something to stop it from homing here at this time, end quote. The it to which he is referring is donald trump. Tomorrow trump will hold his first big Campaign Rally in the age of coronavirus, and it is clear that no officials in the heavily republican state of oklahoma will be stopping him. In fact, no republican officials in the country seem to be brave enough to tell the president not to hold a rally in a 19,000seat arena in oklahoma as the state continues to set covid records. Well h
When it came to the need to house all of those people, it quickly became apparent that jacksonville didnt have nearly enough hotel rooms to go around. Which should have been kind of a limiting factor for whether they were even in contention to get the super bowl at all, right . You cant house anybody whos coming to see the super bowl . Then you cant host the super bowl. But despite their dearth of hotel rooms, jacksonville really, really wanted to host the super bowl that year, so in order to address the housing concerns, jacksonville got creative. The stadium sits along the st. Johns river and because jacksonville is the smallest city to ever host the big game, theyve made up for a lack of hotel rooms with five cruise ships. Need a bed . Intown to watch the super bowl . Head on down to the docks. We have five jumbosized cries ships for you there. Thats what thousands of people ended up doing for housing during the super bowl in 2005, they rented rooms and cruise ships that were docked
Kuma Roberts, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Arrowhead Consulting, is the new interim president and CEO. Monday s event also was a tribute to the late Sherry Gamble Smith,
John Maytham s Book Reviews: 5 February 2021
5 February 2021 5:57 PM books
1. John s thriller pick is
The Survivors by Jane Harper. All Harper s books are murder mysteries set in Australia, showcasing different climates and landscapes.
2. John s literary novel choice this week is
A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi, a book about books and history when a student is hired to clear out a bookstore that is closing down and finds a diary that takes the reader back in history to the time when Algeria was colonised.
3. The non-fiction choice this week is
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
by Ijeoma Oluo.
The whitewashing of Tulsa s Black Wall Street
Tracy Jan, The Washington Post
Jan. 17, 2021
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1of17Redevelopment has come to Tulsa s historically Black Greenwood district, but some Black business owners feel they are being shut out.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
2of17Barista Angel Jamison talks with Yvette Troupe, an owner of the Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge coffee shop, whose name is an homage to the successful Black business district destroyed a century ago.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
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4of17People in Tulsa s historically Black Greenwood district achieved much economic success before 1921. Greenwood was left in ruins after the 1921 massacre.Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less