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It's been 67 years since the NAACP Youth Council sat peacefully at Katz Drug Store Counter for three days until they were ...
OKC Philharmonic honors civil rights leader Clara Luper with a tribute album and Freedom Fiesta concert marking 1958 sit-ins.
This weekend marks 67 years since the Katz Drug Store sit-ins, and Oklahoma City civil rights advocates are hosting a series of events to give Oklahomans opportunities to honor the history.
The 2025 Freedom Fiesta Celebration, marking the 67th anniversary of the OKC sit-ins, is Aug. 14-17 with a series of events ...
The celebration of Clara Luper and her goal to desegregate lunch counters in 1958 alongside a group of youth council members led those sit-ins at Cats Drugstore in 1958 enduring abuse and creating ...
Luper-Hildreth says she remembers being in the historic KATZ Drugstore sit-in movement more than 50 years ago as an 8-year-old. It was a movement that earned her mother Clara Luper a place in history.
The headquarters of Oklahoma City Public Schools is named after Clara Luper, an iconic civil rights pioneer and a teacher for ...
The Oklahoma City Council granted additional funding to the Clara Luper Civil Rights Center for storytelling elements, such ...
Luper-Hildreth says she remembers being in the historic KATZ Drugstore sit-in movement more than 50 years ago as an 8-year-old. It was a movement that earned her mother Clara Luper a place in history.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' twin daughters, Jessie and D'Lila Combs, were booted off a rollercoaster for allegedly refusing to put ...