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March 31, 1954 – February 4, 2008 Opio  Toure, a former Oklahoma State Representative, lawyer, activist, mentor and Langston University alumnus. Toure (who had changed his name from Ezellmo A. Stephens) was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on March 31, 1954. ...

Clara Luper Her name does not resonate like that of Rosa Parks, and she did not garner the kind of national attention that a group of black students did when they took seats at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, ...

For Immediate Release February 7, 2013 Contact: Wallace Collins 405.427.3366   REASON NOT RHETORIC Republican Leadership Continues Hypocrisy  Oklahoma City– Is it hypocrisy to gladly take federal dollars for drought relief, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, or education, but not for healthcare? Oklahoma ...

Prentice Gautt was born on Feb. 8, 1939 in Oklahoma City, OK. In his early years, Gautt played high school football for Douglass High School in Oklahoma City. While playing high school football, he became the first African-American athlete in ...

State of Oklahoma HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2013   Rep. Richard Morrissette, District 92 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. State Capitol – Room 543 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Contact: Jacklyn Brink-Rosen (405) 557-7404 Let’s Correct the Stink! ...