Tulsa Community College faculty and staff presented research at a statewide higher education conference in November. The topic was “Living Proof: African American Women and Leadership Lessons in the Academy.” Ramona Curtis, director for Workforce Programs; Kayla Harding, Ed.D., faculty department chair and associate professor for English; and Corinice Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology,…
“Godzilla Minus One” unexpectedly presents itself as a piece of Japan’s history retold. The story follows a man named Kōichi Shikishima (played by Ryunosuke Kamiki), an ex-kamikaze pilot, as he navigates life in post-World War II Japan. After having survived an attack by Godzilla on Odo Island, which took the lives of many of his…
Starting next fall, a new way to earn a degree in cybersecurity and other technology-focused STEM fields will be available to graduates of Tulsa Community College and other associate degree programs. The best part? It will be right here in Tulsa. The University of Oklahoma-Tulsa’s new Polytechnic Institute (OUPI) will collaborate with TCC to meet…
During “Meet the Press Day” at the McKeon Center for Creativity on Dec. 9, a diverse community of journalists gathered to share knowledge and insight about the journalism field. The program was sponsored by the National Association of Black Journalists – Tulsa chapter in collaboration with TCC Connection. The first segment of the day featured…
Woody Guthrie Center hosts an exhibit of rare photographs of Billie Holiday In the year 1957, a photographer named Jerry Dantzic is hired by Decca Records to photograph one of jazz’s greatest icons, Billie Holiday. These photographs all took place during a weeklong run of performances at a nightclub in Newark, N.J., known as Sugar…
Tulsa Public Schools recently hosted its second annual Hispanic Heritage Festival at the Gathering Place on Sept. 23. The festival was a free one-day event. Music and entertaining performances, local vendors, food, and much more were available to the public. It was a family friendly event. Anyone could go and have fun watching the performances…
Keystone Lake is a body of freshwater that leads from Mannford to Sand Springs and is 15 miles west of downtown Tulsa. There was once an entire “Old West Town” that was founded in 1900 that has since been flooded over with Keystone Lake’s waters. The Keystone Dam began construction in 1956 and ended construction…
On July 28, the Gathering Place held its event “Global Gatherings: Celebrating the World!” at the ONEOK Boathouse. The event began with a performance by the Kripalaya Dance Academy, who danced traditional South Asian dance. Then there was a story time from the book “Cora Cooks Pancit,” about a young girl cooking a Filipino dish. …
On July 8, the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture (TFA) held its tour “OKPOP Museum: A Design Discussion,” through the building of OKPOP Museum. Located in the Tulsa Artist District, OKPOP is dedicated to the creative spirit of Oklahoma’s people and the influence of Oklahoma artists on popular culture around the world. Lindsey Kuykendall, TFA’s curator…
I am wearing a long green dress. After traversing across a dusty field toward a large castle, I am greeted at the gate by two friendly women wearing flowy shirts with corsets and long skirts. After being granted entrance at the gate, I stepped into a rambling village. There are a blacksmith’s forge, food stalls,…
