I’ve seen a lot of reminders on social media about how Black History Month is not just about honoring Black history, but also about celebrating Black excellence, both past and present. Danielle Coke (follow @ohhappydani on Instagram) shared a beautiful graphic labeled, “In Honor of Everything We Bring to the Table.” In the post, she recommended that non-Black people try…
Seventh grade is one of those grades that just hits everyone like a ton of bricks for better or for worse, and in doing so it gives adolescents a little hard shove in the direction of having to grow up just a little. Even though the Hulu series PEN15 takes place about a decade after I was in middle school,…
Can next week really be February of 2021 already? This just doesn’t seem real, does it? This pandemic has been with us for a year now. Time seems to have both stopped and gone into hyper mode at the same time. Some kids have fallen way behind in their studies, which is why I chose to highlight Reading Partners as…
I missed watching the actual swearing-in of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s deadline week at work, so although I’d started the NPR Inauguration Day live stream, somehow I missed that key part! But what really stood out was National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman reciting her original work, “The Hill We Climb.” I love that poetry is…
Hello! I am so very honored and ecstatic to begin a new journey with you. My name is Lynn Hernandez. I was a rock radio DJ in Tulsa for the last 16 years on 97.5 KMOD. It was a dream job of mine. Alas, like so many others, the Coronavirus Pandemic economy swept me up in its downsizing dustpan of…
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Categories: Lilly en Oklahoma Vlog
The Worst Year Ever™ is officially behind us, but the world as we wish it was is still on pause and 2021 isn’t off to the most promising of starts. Even though we’ve got a vaccine in the works, it looks like it’s going to be a while before life returns to normal. If your kids are like mine, they’ve…
When we wrote our “20 Things to do in Tulsa in 2020” article last January, we couldn’t have imagined what the year would bring. Some of the items on that list (seeing “Frozen” at the Tulsa PAC) never came to pass. Others, such as visiting the new Helmerich Playground at Tulsa Zoo or the Shops at Mother Road Market, we…
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Every second grader in Tulsa and Tulsa County can receive a Books to Treasure library card. Something magical happens when you page through a picture book. Sure, the visual images make a story come to life – that’s pretty magical. And yes, sharing picture books with your child can create beautiful moments of joy and wonder, a magic trick you…
Watch me make the signature Sweet Willie J The Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge (10 N. Greenwood Ave., Suite 101 – 539.867.2477) is owned by Mr. Dwight Eaton, a Tulsa native. He is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and so are his parents. His grandfather (Joe) owned Eaton’s Barber shop near Greenwood and Pine about half a mile from Black Wall…
by Liliana Sproul Categories: Lilly en Oklahoma Vlog
Categories: Lilly en Oklahoma Vlog
The most wonderful time of the year does not have to be the most wasteful. Check out these fun ideas and tips for creating meaningful eco-friendly celebrations and gift giving. The holidays can elicit all kinds of emotions. It can be exciting to think about all the fun celebrations and gifts that will be arriving this month. It can also…
It’s the holiday season, and if you’re like us, you’ve got big plans. Just kidding! COVID is raging and you’re not going anywhere. But pouters get coal for Christmas, so deck the halls with boughs of protective facial coverings and toilet paper. If we’re all good kids and socially distance, we’ll get good news soon enough. Santa Fauci is making…
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Categories: Lilly en Oklahoma Vlog
Eight years ago, my husband and I went to Europe with no reservations, no plans, and everything we need for two weeks in packs on our backs. In keeping with this “fly by the seat of our pants” journey, we rented mopeds to see the Tuscany region. Riding through the beautiful Italian countryside with no map and no plan was…
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