Aug 10, 2009
Updated September 9, 2009 Click here to open a printer-friendly version of this file. PREFACE. The current hot topic on Oklahoma City’s future-planning plate is the possible vote which will be presented to Oklahoma Citians, MAPS 3, also known as “Core to...
May 1, 2009
A HISTORY OF JIM CROW IN OKLAHOMA CITY It ain’t a pretty picture. But, it is a part of our history that should be remembered and not forgotten. In this article, the story is told of our ancestors, black and white, beginning before statehood. How is it that...
Jan 21, 2009
I grant myself yet another exception to my rule … this post isn’t about Oklahoma City history or the NBA in Oklahoma City. It’s about the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. For those of you who...
Oct 7, 2008
With this, I’m sort of breaking two of my rules: (1) Only post on Okc History (including the NBA); and (2) avoid getting “political.” I’m doing so because the Saturday Night Live skits are just really really funny (to me, anyway) and they cut...
Jul 6, 2008
Or, “How Oklahoma City Became An NBA City” In 1992, Oklahoma City not only had no arena capable of being the home to a National Basketball Association team, it had no funded plans for having one or anything like it. None. That’s only 16 years ago,...
