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I Ran for Office to Represent My Community and Was Punished

"We engaged in the system and they still tried to keep our voices out."

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Is Killing Young Americans

"I’m tired of being scared of the next hateful headline."

Nex Benedict Died After a Bathroom Beating. Oklahoma LGBTQ+ Advocates Are Speaking Out.

“All 2SLGBTQ+ Oklahomans deserve the safety to thrive. And that is becoming increasingly difficult.”

Julius Jones Is Spared Execution on Death Row After Mass Protests

Students walked out of school to protest the planned execution.

New Bills Would Crack Down on Black Lives Matter Protesters

Peaceful assemblies could be criminalized.

"Black Wall Street" Once Existed, But Was Burned to the Ground by Racists

I traveled to the Tulsa community where a white-led massacre in 1921 left hundreds dead.

What Is Super Tuesday?

Here's the 411 on the March 3 primaries.

Ali Stroker Made History as the First Person Who Uses a Wheelchair to Win a Tony

Watch her inspiring speech.

Here's Every State with Marijuana on the Ballot in the 2018 Midterms

There are 8 states where voting could have an impact on pot policy this fall.

We Need to Talk About Oklahoma's Mass Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples

“I do this work because I understand the struggles that every incarcerated offender goes through.”

A Boy Allegedly Stabbed a Girl at School After She Romantically Rejected Him

"Girls don't owe boys anything."

Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Beat a Heavyweight Democrat in Her Primary

The 28-year-old shocked New York as part of a slate of June 26 primary results.

Oklahoma's Private Foster Care System Can Now Refuse LGBTQ Parents

"It’s a sad day for the children of Oklahoma."

No Hate Crime Charges for 3 White Men Arrested for Allegedly Killing and Dismembering 2 Black Men

The county prosecutor said evidence indicates the killings were not "racially motivated."

How an Insurance Card Cracked a Cold Case of Missing Oklahoma Teens

Almost two decades after the girls went missing, an arrest has finally been made.

Students Joined Their Striking Teachers to Protest in Oklahoma and Told Us Why

"This moment in time, we can really participate in politics as kids."

Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama: It's Time to Vote

Special elections are on different dates in March.

A Republican Representative in Oklahoma Wants to Bar Non-English Speakers From an Education

He suggested the unconstitutional move as a way to save the state money.

This State Senator Is Being Charged With Child Prostitution

Sen. Ralph Shortey turned himself in to authorities.

An Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Men To Approve Abortions Because Women Are Baby 'Hosts'

'I understand that [women] feel like that is their body. I feel like it is a separate.'