In Depth With Deon

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.

In this episode I speak with Kashá Taylor, a Memphis-born digital content creator and founder of Melanin Vibes, about how she cultivated community in Tulsa and how she overcame the backlash she received from speaking out.

In this episode I speak with Tyrance Billingsley, a descendant of Greenwood and founder of Black Tech Street, to learn how he’s leading the effort to transform Black Wall Street into a premiere tech hub.

In this episode, I speak with Tulsa entrepreneur, author and survivor of the foster care system Amnoni Myers about how she builds community authentically.

In this episode I speak with newly elected Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols about his historic election win and what he hopes to accomplish for the city.

In this episode of In Depth With Deon, I speak with Terence Crutcher Foundation deputy director Sheyda Brown about how Tulsa was able to elect its first Black mayor in a state that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump.