Tag Archives: Oklahoma

Video | President Obama Visits El Reno Federal Correctional Institution

Posted on July 16, 2015 by rikyrah

President Obama is the first USA sitting president to tour a USA prison. Because, we can’t hear our President speak enough about his visit to this prison, his meeting with the six inmates, and what he’s done to roll back … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | American Musicals: Rodgers & Hammerstein Week

Posted on September 15, 2014 by rikyrah

There would be no American Musical Theater without Rodgers & Hammerstein. Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) were an influential, innovative and successful American musical theatre writing team, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. They created a … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread

Posted on May 26, 2012 by rikyrah

Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs’ 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore … Continue reading →

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Senator Tom Coburn Blocks $1.5 Billion Settlement For Black Farmers

Posted on October 7, 2010 by rikyrah

        VETTE     Senator Denies Justice to Black Farmers October 5, 2010 After three weeks of driving his tractor, “Justice,” around Capitol Hill, John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, has been denied for the ninth time. … Continue reading →

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