Category: Great Plains
Oral Roberts University to host conference for at-risk Hispanic youth
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma — Two dates. Two groups. Six hundred participants. One auditorium. That’s how Deborah Easter describes the two education and business conferences that are scheduled for Nov. 1 and 3 at Oral Roberts University for Hispanic youth at high risk of dropping out of school. Easter, who chairs [...]
Oklahoma ranks 7th in obesity rate among adults
Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Oklahoma has the seventh highest rate of obesity in adults among the 50 states, according to a report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Oklahoma’s obesity rate is listed at 31.4 percent. Results of the report, “How Obesity Threatens America’s Future [...]
Tulsa police chief asserts: “We are not immigration agents”
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Police Chief Chuck Jordan says his department’s mission is public safety and fighting crime. “We are not immigration agents.” “My officers are working so all of us can enjoy a safer city,” said Jordan, who was interviewed July 5 in his office downtown. “They are not [...]
Tulsa race riot approaches 90-year mark
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – About 90 years ago and close to downtown Tulsa there once flourished a vibrant community, so prosperous that it was defined as the Black Wall Street. It was the Greenwood district, home to 15 grocery stores, four pharmacies, two newspapers, two public schools and two theaters. [...]
State representatives approve bill calling for proof of citizenship by candidates
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Senate Bill 91, which would require that any candidate for federal, state or municipal office prove their identity and citizenship with their original birth certificate, was passed in the House of Representatives on April 27 by a vote of 77 in favor, 13 against and 11 [...]
Hispanic Heritage Run sets historic mark with 225 participants
Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – This year’s five-kilometer Hispanic Heritage Run, held April 16 in downtown Tulsa, attracted 225 runners. Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr. gave the signal to begin the race, now in its fourth year, at Third Street and Boston Avenue. “It is a great honor to support the Hispanic [...]
University of Tulsa Hispanic students create diversity council
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – A group of Hispanic students at The University of Tulsa have created a diversity council to promote higher education among local minorities and young people with low income, according to group member Kasey Hughart, a sociology student and president of DREAM Act Oklahoma. Hughart said the [...]
Oklahoma State Laws Aimed at Driving Out Illegal Population Backfire on Legislators
LatinaLista — It’s been the trend across the country for state legislators to stand behind their respective chamber podiums, declare they’re doing the will of the people and proceed to create and pass laws aimed at making life so uncomfortable for undocumented immigrants that they will feel they have no other option but to leave [...]
