(NATIONAL) Verified News Network (VNN) is pleased to announce company ownership has expanded to include two additional female owners: VNN New York Journalist Rahkiya “Rocky” Brown and VNN Michigan Journalist Rachael Schuit. After graduating from SUNY Oswego, Brown landed her own radio show with a local station in her hometown
(NATIONAL) The White House hosted the first summit of tribal nations in five years this week. The summit took place virtually Monday and Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. President Joe Biden announced steps to improve public safety and justice for Native Americans
(TULSA, Okla.) Just two months after launching their business, a Tulsa couple is facing the worst setback of their lives. Robert and Shanna Hilton have been married nearly 28 years, and have lived in this house even longer. “This is where all of our kids have taken their first steps,
(OKLAHOMA) These stories are part of the Oklahoma Media Center’s Promised Land collaborative effort, which shows how the landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma decision will affect both tribal and non-Indigenous residents in the state. Here is a look at some of the stories that have been published through the
(TULSA, Okla.) A new Women’s Business Center (WBC) is coming to Tulsa, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced this week. The Office of Women’s Business Ownership told us they anticipate the Women’s Business Center will be open within the Historic Greenwood Chamber of
(TULSA, Okla.) An updated map and timeline of storm reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Storm Prediction Center show the journey tornado activity took during Sunday night’s severe weather. The line spun up and moved northeast around 6 p.m., beginning with visible swirls in Kiowa.
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Oklahoma tribes and those who support them recognized and celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday. Last week, President Joe Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, encouraging the entire nation to recognize and celebrate the country’s Indigenous communities and cultures. “Our country
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister is running for governor of Oklahoma. She announced on Thursday that she will also be running as a Democrat. Here’s her full statement: “Today, I am announcing two momentous events in my life. First, I am officially leaving the Republican Party and
(MUSCOGEE NATION) It’s natural to imagine what you would do if someone attacked you or a loved one, but would those thoughts translate to life-saving actions during an emergency? Phillip Agee owns KO Fitness and Firearms in Henryetta. “I've got a family,” Agee said. “A six-
(TULSA, Okla.) April Wilkens has been serving a life sentence at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McCloud, Oklahoma, for the last 23 years. Her crime? Killing her rapist and abuser, Terry Carlton. Rape and abuse he has acknowledged committing- on tape. For full video, including phone recordings between Wilkens and
(CHICKASAW NATION) The 2021 Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM) and SEASAM Youth will go virtual for the second year, beginning Friday, October 1. The marketplace of First American art from Southeastern and Woodland tribes has provided opportunities for artists to showcase their work (and visitors to buy it) as
(BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) For more than two years, flames of female entrepreneurship have been building in Tulsa’s biggest suburb. The match? Coworking Bravely, right off Main Street. Owner and founder Sarah Aschkenas says when she landed a job at a non-profit in California, she found herself working a