Tulsa elects first Black mayor

Tulsa elects first Black mayor 103 years after race massacre
LOCAL NEWS: ‘We thank them’: DOJ makes historic Tulsa trip amid federal race massacre review Nichols has served in Oklahoma’s legislature for the past eight years as a Democrat, although his new position is non-partisan. He’s says it’s been ...
110 year old Tulsa Race Massacre survivor votes in person for 2024 election
Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Viola Fletcher arrived at her polling location to vote in person for the 2024 election.
Monroe Nichols becomes first Black mayor of Tulsa over a century after the Race Massacre
Monroe Nichols wrote his name in the history books on Tuesday when he defeated Karen Keith to become the first Black mayor of Tulsa.
Monroe Nichols becomes first Black mayor of Tulsa in ‘historic and significant’ election
Black residents say Nichols’ election adds a new, inspiring page to the history books of a city known for its dark past.
Bynum and Nichols collaborate for a seamless transition in Tulsa's mayoral office
We are less than a month away from Mayor-Elect Monroe Nichols being sworn in as Tulsa's 41st mayor. He and G.T. Bynum held a joint news conference Thursday afternoon about the transition of power. Bynum said he wants to make sure Nichols has everything he needs to be successful.
Tulsa Becomes 'Shining City on a Hill' Electing Its First Black Mayor
In an emotional celebration marked by cheers, applause, and tears of joy, Tulsa made history Tuesday night, electing Monroe Nichols as its first Black mayor. Standing beneath a shower of confetti at the Greenwood Cultural Center—a poignant landmark in a city once scarred by the 1921 race massacre that decimated the prosperous
Memorial service planned for remains exhumed in Tulsa Race Massacre graves search
To date, scientists and genealogists believe they have done so for one person, C.L. Daniel, an Alabama World War I Army ...
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Tulsa's National Association of Black Journalists Honors Veteran Journalist Kelly Wright
The National Association of Black Journalists in Tulsa is set for its Salute to Excellence Awards Gala, featuring keynote speaker Kelly Wright, who joined News On 6 highlights his journalism journey ...
109 year old Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor casts vote for 2024 election
TULSA, Okla. — 109 year old Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Lessie Benningfield Randle casted her vote for the 2024 presidential ...
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City Council candidate Eddie Huff labels 1921 Tulsa Massacre ‘riot’
City Council District 7 candidate Eddie Huff claims a term used to avoid liability for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is the ...
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‘Everyone wants actual accountability,’ attorney for Tulsa Race Massacre survivors says as DOJ visits site
(CNN) — The survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre want the individuals who carried out the violence “to be identified,” an attorney representing them said Thursday, days after the ...
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A century later, city commission to look at possible reparations for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
pledged to create a community-led process to evaluate the “recommendations for reconciliation” in the state’s 2001 Tulsa Race Riot Commission report. That process came to be known as Beyond ...
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Hamilton: Tulsa turns a new page with Nichols
The presidential race headlined this week’s general election, of course, but it shouldn’t eclipse the electoral history made ...
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Monroe Nichols elected Tulsa mayor
TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma Representative Monroe Nichols won the election for mayor. Nichols has been a State Representative for House District 72 (Tulsa, Turley and Owasso) since 2016. Monroe will ...
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What Trump’s first days in office could be like. And, world leaders react to his win
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff. And, here's a dive into what his ...