HULBERT, Oklahoma – A group of ham radio operators in Northeast Oklahoma showed last weekend that when all else fails, they’ll be able to communicate with others around the world.

When I was a boy in California in the 1960s, my family was pretty much the only family I knew that ate bagels. That’s probably because we were Jewish and bagels are a Jewish thing.

As Americans continue trying to stimulate the economy, many are still burdened with student loans. Although the government placed a pause on student loan payments while Americans were affected by the pandemic, some still feel the financial pain.

Most people know about various stereotypes regarding race, religions, gender, and even social economic status. Some tend to group people depending on their perceived stereotypes or generalizations.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law allowing drivers to run over protesters, then he signed a law making it illegal for teachers to teach certain concepts of race and historical racism, called critical race theory. The OKC Board of Education denounced it. ACLU is suing for free speech ove…

The stock market craze over the past year or so has allowed many people to see the benefits and risks to investing their disposal income.

“Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force” (Darth Vader in "Star Wars IV, A New Hope").

This week, I visited with a friend working in restorative justice. Imagine the impact on recidivism if we could rehabilitate offenders through reconciliation with crime victims and with the community.

2020 was disastrous for so many people who were affected by the coronavirus. The number of lives lost, the number of businesses that closed, and the mental effects of being locked down could have lasting damage for the American people.

There is an uproar about the crisis on the border, with individuals crossing to the U.S. side without U.S. citizenship. I have been hearing about this crisis every year since I was an adult. The solution has been for the U.S. government to blame Democrats or Republicans.

We are embarking on the 100th anniversary of the events that led to the worst mass killing in Tulsa, Oklahoma: The Tulsa Race Massacre.

After a noisy election season of discontent, Republicans see their road to recovery in discouraging eligible Americans from voting.

While we saw the world be touched by death due to COVID-19 last year, it made many realize that life is too short. Scores of people know some who has either been exposed, contracted COVID, or even died. The anger and division in this world is compounded by the death of loved ones. When you h…

As America grapples with its racist past of its own creation, will the push for equality of Black and brown people spark more rage in America?

American, in all of its glory, is a nation of immigrants and has been since its founding. Yet many immigrants today are treated like invaders.

Black entrepreneurship is vital to the success of America as entrepreneurship from all races are. History shows us Black people have been used to build, innovate, defend, and feed this country, but the equity of financial success has not been recognized by Black people.

Holding the course syllabus, I stared at the list of unfamiliar writers: James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry

An important month for our country is coming February, which is the national Black History Month. It is so encouraging seeing all the pride shown during this month to respect and learn more about the history of Black people. Interwoven into the fabric of history is the knowledge, advancement…

The words and actions of the late civil rights leader, father, visionary, husband, and agitator are still spoken to this day, and they mean even more as this country grapples with its present and past.

America is constantly at a crossroads as we are persistently a divided nation.

First-time Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller could have drawn from the collective wisdom of countless thoughtful Americans as she addressed the group "Moms for America" at President Trump’s rally in Washington on Tuesday.

The American work culture is complex. For African Americans, there is a daily complexity of maneuvering racism, sexism, culturism, misconceptions, and code-switching.

One of the most important pieces of advice I received was from an historical figure from my fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha. J.R. Johnson was so important that he was mentioned in our fraternity history book. He told me when I was a member that I should buy land, because there is a limited amoun…

As candidate Donald J. Trump descended down the Trump Tower, he ushered in a new era of excitement for a forgotten group of people looking for something different in a politician. These supporters were not initially on the Trump train, as he was polling at 3 percent early into the Republican…

Molly Ivins, the feisty Texas columnist and author, described herself thusly before succumbing to breast cancer 13 years ago:  “I spent most of my life feeling like I’ve been shot out of a cannon.”

My grandfather, Harry S. Truman, initiated the protocols for the peaceful transfer of presidential power as we know them today. He invited President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower to send over his Cabinet and staff so they could kick the tires, as it were -- be briefed by their predecessors, att…

As millions of voters in American are celebrating, angry, sad, optimistic, confused, and fed up, I wonder when will politics ever make sense to the masses. That will never happen, because politics has lost its initial intention.

Many communities deal with generational poverty, generational government assistance, and generation hopelessness. There is a light at the end of the tunnel that we must promote more in America.

Following the announcement Saturday that Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States, President Donald Trump ought to concede and leave office with more dignity than he has shown as commander-in-chief.

The U.S. government has, for centuries, needed the taxes collected to fund its entitlement programs. Many people feel Americans who are on government assistance are takers, but the government is the No. 1 taker.

America has been through a variety of contentious elections, and the 2020 presidential election is no different.