Domestic violence as a public health crisis with DVIS CEO Tracey Lyall

I spoke with Steph Simon, a north Tulsa rapper and producer who is transforming the city's music scene and creating a path for the next gen eration of artists.

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In a follow up interview with Mayor Monroe Nichols, we discuss the city’s response to recent gun violence, an update on his plans to repair Greenwood, honoring tribal sovereignty, protecting democracy and more.

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I spoke with Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell, a conservative Republican who expressed support for cultural tourism, the diversity that makes the state unique, and Oklahoma's brand new Civil Rights Trail.

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In an interview with Bixby Public Schools Superintendent, Rob Miller, he explains why he’s running to replace fellow Republican and far-right chaos agent Ryan Walters as the next Oklahoma education leader.

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In this episode I speak with Kaysa Whitley, coordinator for Westwin Resistance, about her efforts to defend tribal sovereignty and stop a toxic refinery from polluting her community of Lawton, Oklahoma, which sits on the Kiowa/Comanche/Apache (KCA) reservation

In this episode I speak with Charles Wilkes, a Cherokee Freedmen descendant and a descendant of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, about his effort to become the first Freedmen to serve on the Council in over 100 years and his plans for District 5, which includes parts of North Tulsa, if elected on June 7.

In this episode, I speak with Dr. George Henderson, a civil rights scholar and professor who helped end Norman’s Sundown town past and opened doors for thousands after him at the University of Oklahoma. He was the third Black professor at OU, and he and Barbara Henderson became the first Black couple to purchase a home in Norman in the 1960s. He just announced his retirement after nearly 6 decades at the university of Oklahoma.

In this episode I speak with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. about his efforts to defend tribal sovereignty and promote equity and reconciliation for the Black descendants of Freedmen who were formerly enslaved by the Cherokee Nation.

In this episode I speak with Kode Ransom, a Greenwood tour guide, music artist, youth coach, and owner of Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge, about how we can reclaim the spirit of Greenwood during a time of division inside and outside our communities.