Patrick B. McGuigan Publisher and Editor, The City Sentinel Oklahoma City, OK – February 8, 2020 – Twenty-four days before the March 3 Democratic presidential primary in the Sooner State, the Mike Bloomberg 2020 campaign officially opened a campaign headquarters on N. Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City. Many present for the HQ launch planned […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The seventh annual “A Night with Ralph Ellison” gala celebration is scheduled for Saturday, February 29 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center’s Devon Great Hall, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, in Oklahoma City. February is recognized nationally as Black History Month. The […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – After more than eight years as executive director of the ACLU of Oklahoma, Ryan Kiesel has announced that he will step down from his role in June of this year. Kiesel will remain with the organization this spring as the Board leads a national search process […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The 4th annual Curbside Chronicle Flower Campaign is now underway just in time for Valentine’s Day. Members of the Oklahoma City metro area can purchase flowers for their loved ones in February while supporting people who are working their way out of homelessness. A program […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund has announced their plans for No Tie Night, an event to raise awareness of the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic and raise funds to eliminate new HIV transmissions. No Tie Night, a more casual event than Red Tie Night, will be held […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Coltrane Group of Oklahoma City will host its 2nd Annual Historic Black Towns Banquet on Thursday, February 6. The 2020 event, themed “Historic Black Towns Honors 13,” will recognize individuals for their outstanding and inspirational service. The celebration will take place, from 7 […]
Patrick B. McGuigan In “Just Mercy,” actor Michael B. Jordan is solid and believable as attorney Bryan Stevenson, who garnered worldwide acclaim for his work (through the Equal Justice Institute) achieving exonerating for men wrongfully convicted of murders. Most notable of his victories was for Walter McMillian, portrayed by Jamie Foxx, who delivers […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – On Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m., the acclaimed National Folkloric Ballet of Mexico, directed by Silvia Lozano, will deliver an exciting display of choreography and rhythm at the Armstrong Auditorium, on the Herbert W. Armstrong College campus, 14400 S. Bryant, in Edmond. “Ballet […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) leaders recently recognized twenty-eight 7th and 8th graders from John Marshall Enterprise Middle School for their outstanding academic achievement during the school’s Impact Grand Point Challenge. During the challenge, each student earned at least 4 A’s during the fall semester. The […]
The City Sentinel Editorial When Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt called last summer for fresh negotiations over compacts that allow casino gaming in our state, leaders of the Big Tribes – absolutely dedicated to the unjust and inequitable status quo – set out to ‘play’ everyone. In the name of unity, smaller tribes went along. […]
