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DS was in no way prepared for the chaotic scene that would greet him at Tulsa International Airport. The media was fully assembled and flashes blinded him as he wandered the waiting area looking for Grammy Flo. And then he saw her, elbowing her way through the reporters, dodging and pushing cameras. "Dickie! Dickie!! Here!!!" The cameras followed her movements just in time to catch the money shot of their reunion. "Grammy!!" DS lurched towards her. She was dressed in her Sunday best, a little one piece outfit with a matching print belt. A Camel was lodged behind her ear, not at all covered by the coif she had done up in the beauty shop that morning. The two locked bodies as the passengers passed, all smiling, some patting them…

Tulsa County is situated in the state Oklahoma, United States. Tulsa is the 2nd most populous county in the state. The county is famous for its high-income status. Apart from that, there are lots of more things to make the county perfect for traveling and living as well. Travel to Tulsa County and find out the top attractions ranging from modish nightlife to high-class museums of arts, destinations for family fun, food, shopping and lots more. The Tulsa river park is the most popular spot for…

Beautiful trees, rolling hills and urban wilderness areas are not images that normally come to mind when thinking of Tulsa, Oklahoma. However, Tulsa is full of unique places to relax and go sight-seeing. Minus the hustle and bustle of noise and traffic, families are easily drawn in by the many opportunities for experiencing the great outdoors. One of the most intriguing places to go sight-seeing is Woodward Park. The beautifully landscaped park is near the heart of Tulsa and has become a prime…

Introduction: The Tulsa Zoo is the only zoo located in Tulsa (there is an aquarium located in Jenks). It is located by Mohawk Park, in the northern area of Tulsa. The Zoo has many exhibits: Africa, Asia, Children’s Zoo, Chimpanzee Connection, Conservation Center, Life in the Cold, Life in the Desert, Life in the Forest, Life in the Water, Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve, Oceans and Islands, and The Rainforest. A new exhibit called the Lost Kingdom is scheduled to be opened in 2017. “Lost Kingdom…

It’s astonishing that the World Book Encyclopedia apparently neglected to mention the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 in any of its memorandums; readers won't unearth it under Oklahoma, Tulsa, riots, Greenwood, or Black Wall Street. If you’ve never heard about the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, the tragic truth is that it did happen. The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 is an unfamiliar and somewhat misconceived event in the history of Oklahoma, as well as inclusive to the United States’ history. The riot is generally…

Community Assignment Paper Tulsa County is home to 622,409 people. Tulsa County includes Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Jenks, Glenpool, Owasso, Collinsville, and Skiatook. I did research on Andersen Elementary, 1 of 13 elementary schools in the Union Public School District mostly located in Tulsa. Along with the 13 elementary schools, the district has one early childhood center, an alternative school, and five secondary schools. The Union Public School district is quite large, serving nearly…

One of the most gruesome events happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June of 1921 ,when a race riot instituted throughout a successful black community. A race riot can be described as a racial conflict usually between blacks and whites,these riots includes: destruction of property, fights and sometimes even deaths. Riots came about after World War II when the great migration began.In 1916-1918 blacks decided to migrate north to receive better job opportunities and living conditiions.Blacks came to…

A boxed set of books 4-6 in USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle’s sexy Tulsa Thunderbirds hockey romance series. RITES OF PASSAGE Where do you go once you’ve hit rock bottom? With his world already in shambles, Andrew Nash’s life plummets even further after a freak accident on the ice exposes his deepest secret. Still unsure if he should ever return to the game he’s devoted his life to, the future Thunderbirds captain knows he isn’t quite ready to throw in the towel. Meeting a…

The riot happened because a black man named Dick Rowland was riding in the elevator of a building and the operator, a white woman named Sarah Paige, claimed that Dick harassed her by grabbing her arm, thus resulting in the arrest of Dick and release of an inflammatory report into the May 31st edition of the Tulsa tribune. Following the arrest and report, a chaotic confrontation between blacks and whites transpired in front of the city courthouse. The sheriff enlisted specific officers to protect…

One of the most important goals in a Christian’s life is eternal life. However, everybody all has original sin that separates them from God. In “Augsburg Confession of Faith”, a document of Lutheran, original sin is described as an original disease what brings “condemnation and also eternal death to those who are not reborn through baptism and the Holy Spirit” (Article II). Man was made perfect and flawless at the beginning, but Adam and Eva changed how mankind would be when they obeyed the…