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To celebrate Black History Month, the Oklahoma History Center and the Smithsonian Channel are excited to present a screening of Seizing Justice: The Greensboro 4, followed by a panel discussion about the Oklahoma sit-in movement. This screening will be held on Saturday, February 5, from 1 to 3 p.m., and is included with paid admission to the Oklahoma History Center.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister has named 70 high school students from around Oklahoma to her 2022 Student Advisory Council. This is the seventh year the group has convened to assist Hofmeister and the Oklahoma State Department of Education with policy matters.
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Read moreVizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma, received an email from a mother expressing gratitude. Her son was referred during a vision screening at a local OKC daycare. In her letter she shared, “My twelve-month-old son failed the SPOT vision screening. I took him to an ophthalmologist who confirmed your findings. He was diagnosed with congenital cataract causing amblyopia. His vision was 20/80 in the left eye; after three years of treatment, his vision is currently 20/20! I am so thankful and blessed for your service.” This child, along with thou- sands of other children who received exams and glasses as a result of a school vision screening, is doing better in school now. For this reason, Vizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma continues to work each year to help improve vision for the children of Oklahoma.
Read moreServices are pending for Colby Lake Cooper of Weleetka, Oklahoma.
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Even a little snow and sub-zero temperatures couldn’t damper the fun happening at the Bell Mansion this last Saturday the 15 . A celebration of 60 years together was held in honor of Rich- ard & Wanda Proctor.
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It’s A Symposium presented by “Celebrity Thrift Store” TV Show with Canaan Bowie, creative director, the great grandson of the late Willie and Farrie Lambert-Zackery of Clearview and grandson of Linda Zackery Bowie of Oklahoma City. The show featured upcoming fashion artist and low-cost clothing outlets in the New York City area. Also, in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the guest speaker Donnie Nero reflected on his life and struggles upward to becoming the first African American appointed president of a predominately white college in the State of Oklahoma. In addition, a panel of Dr. Claud Evans, Shirley Nero, and Donnie Nero answers questions of their visions of the future of Clearview, the fashions and hair styles of during their childhood, and why they chose to live in Clearview. Mayor Marilyn Jackson served as host of the event and served the guest lunch chicken, potatoes, green beans, and desserts at the conclusion of the program.
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Shirley Nero and Marilyn Jackson drove to Tulsa last week to meet their cousin Lamar Ballard of New York City for the first time. Shirley knew he existed but had never met him. They found each other through an ancestry search. Lamar is the grandson of the Ballard girl’s uncle Elzie Ballard who is the brother to their dad Roy. Lamar lived in north Tulsa at an early age, but the area was not a suitable place to raise children. She moved to Hutchinson, Kansas to raise her children. He followed his dream of moving to New York to become a men’s clothing model of which he currently does. He mostly does mannequin modeling. Elzie Ballard moved from Tulsa to Wetumka where he lived until his death. Lamar’s mother moved back to Tulsa where she currently resides, she is the daughter of Elzie. The sisters were excited to meet with Lamar and have plans to meet again in the future.
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