Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News
Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News
Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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SPECIAL REPORTS
Tiffany Crutcher introduces a group of Japanese-American panelists at the Black Wall Street Legacy Summit. Maria Nairn/Gaylord News
Legacy and history are different concepts, Black Wall Street panelists say at festival
Teegan Smith and Ana Castillo • June 1, 2024
Sandy Harris, left, and Jonnette Paddy, right, with Indigenous Women Rising talk about abortion care and reproductive health with attendees at the “Women Are Sacred” conference on June 27, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Noel Lyn Smith/News21)
Indigenous Americans unite to navigate abortion access after Roe
Noel Lyn Smith and Maddy Keyes • February 21, 2024
Shabnam Khalilyar during a more pleasant time in Kabul, Afghanistan, inside the presidential compound. Photo provided.
Aug. 15: a day that a generation of Afghanistans grew old overnight
Shabnam Khalilyar • August 15, 2022
POLITICS
Following the September 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Taylor Swift (left) officially endorsed Harris in the 2024 Presidential Race in a post on Instagram (bottom). She cited Trump’s recent post of an AI-generated image of her (right) claiming she had endorsed him as one of the reasons for the post. Gaylord News/Kevin Eagleson
Trump-Vance campaign courting Gen Z by speaking directly to them
Kevin Eagleson • September 17, 2024

Generation Z is expected to be one of the most influential voting blocs in the 2024 presidential campaign,...

ENVIRONMENT
The Environmental Defense Fund has mapped orphaned wells in Oklahoma. There are at least 15,965 orphaned wells throughout the state, not including those located within the boundaries of the Osage Nation. Copyright © 2024 Environmental Defense Fund. Used by permission. The original material is available at http://edf.org.
Two Indigenous Nations in Oklahoma to receive funds for orphaned wells
Kevin Eagleson • September 9, 2024

The Biden-Harris administration recently announced over $12 million in grant funding will be distributed...

WASHINGTON
Kamala_HQ_Twitter_Header: The social media accounts of KamalaHQ, a Harris-Walz campaign account, utilize a banner replicating the lime green design of Charli XCXs’ “BRAT” album.
Harris-Walz campaign connecting to Gen Z voters through memes and slang
Kevin Eagleson • August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON - The Harris-Walz campaign is using memes, joy and Generation Z slang to connect with and...

NATIVE AMERICAN
Native American students at Seneca Indian Boarding School from a number of local tribes gather for a class photograph, taken around 1905 by Charles R. Scott, an employee of the school. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration
Interior department concludes investigation of Indian Residential Schools; the test of resilience
Gigi Sieke and Madeline Hoffmann • August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON – Osage and Kickapoo citizen Joey Allen still recalls the stories of abuse from the days...

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LIFESTYLE
OK3 members Sierra Sikes, Courtney Hooker and Kenna Fields. Photo provided.
Rising stars on music scene credit nurturing from Oklahoma
Shelby Emery • April 18, 2024
Dante Biss-Grayson models one of his ranch shirt designs. This one is called “Ace High.” Photo provided by Sky Eagle Collections.
Oklahoma designers making mark in fashion industry
Analyse Jester and Lisa Maslovskaya • February 15, 2024
HEALTH
Hannah Sizemore, with Remi and Foster, delivered in November at the same hospital where she was born 26 years ago. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Sizemore)
New subcommittee looking to combat maternity care deserts
Kayden Anderson • April 15, 2024
A sign on the Oneida Nation highlights how opioids have affected the community. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Interior.
Tribes seek to lead way on opioid treatment
Zoë Blume • October 31, 2022
SCIENCE
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Oklahoma City) comments during a hearing about drone technology. (Gaylord New photo/Gabriela Tumani)
Oklahomans taking lead in drone technology and advanced air mobility
Gabriela Tumani • March 27, 2023
Hispanic STEM Convention
Oklahoma students attend Hispanic STEM convention to move state up in science and technology innovation ranks
Zaria Oates • December 3, 2021
MOST READ
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The Environmental Defense Fund has mapped orphaned wells in Oklahoma. There are at least 15,965 orphaned wells throughout the state, not including those located within the boundaries of the Osage Nation. Copyright © 2024 Environmental Defense Fund. Used by permission. The original material is available at http://edf.org.
Two Indigenous Nations in Oklahoma to receive funds for orphaned wells
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Field Parsons stands on an aircraft at the Max Westheimer airport on March 24. (Gaylord News/ Zaria Oates)
OU School of Aviation focuses on securities and student well-being post-9/11
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Osage Nation maintains the only remaining reservation of tribal territory in Oklahoma. Headquarters for the government is centered in Pawhuska. (Photo Credit U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau)
Exiled to Indian Country: Osage Nation
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President Joe Biden speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, August 19, 2024. Photo provided by Jeff Berrong
Oklahoma Democrats feel new surge of energy post Democratic National Convention