By Fred L. Jones, Jr.
fjones@theoklahomaeagle.net
Frank T Brogan serves as the assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 25, 2018, after being nominated by President...
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Maj. Wendell Franklin will be Tulsa’s next police chief.
The city announced Wednesday that Franklin will succeed retiring chief Chuck Jordan.
Franklin and the other three finalists all came from within the department. Franklin currently oversees the department’s headquarters division.
Franklin has been...
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By Josh Jones
The successes of the Freedman’s Bureau, initiated by Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and first administered under Oliver Howard’s War Department, are all the more remarkable considering the intense popular and political opposition to the agency. Under Lincoln’s successor,...
By Eagle Newswire
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has narrowed the field of candidates in his search for the next chief of Tulsa police.
Mayor Bynum announced his picks on Facebook.
The four finalists are: (l-r) Deputy Chief Jonathan Brooks, Major Wendell Franklin, Deputy...
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire
The Terence Crutcher Foundation in partnership with Historic Vernon AME Church will host its 2nd Annual MLK Day Celebration. This year's theme is "We Shall Overcome".
The event will feature the North Tulsa Community Choir and Keynote...
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire
On January 15 th and 16 th 20 men from Tulsa Public Schools went through a 2 day training for CHAMPS Male Mentorship training at Wilson Teaching and Learning Academy.
CHAMPS is a program based out of...
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire
Legislation filed by Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, would declare 2020 the “Year of the Bible.”
Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 would recognize the unique contribution the Bible has made in shaping the United States, including that biblical...
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By B. L. Eikner, Guest Contributor
Dr. Susanne Thompson, principal owner of Three C’s Medical Clinic, Inc., 2526 W Edison Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma has been awarded the Gold TMF/Texas Medical Foundation Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award for...
By Justin Shrair
News On 6
Tulsans got their second chance to voice their opinions about what they would like to see in Tulsa's next police chief. People packed into the Rudisill library for a town hall meeting.
Many voiced their strong...
By Eagle Newswire
Outstanding woman in the Tulsa community were recognized at the 2020 Women of the Year-Pinnacle Awards ceremony at City Hall Thursday, January 9. Their achievements were recognized in the annual awards presented by The Mayor's Commission on the...
