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In the spring of 2009, a cohort of evangelical Southern Baptists under the nom du groupe “The Singing Men of Oklahoma” traveled to the small Caucasian republic of Armenia to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their soaring choral music, and inserted themselves into the middle of an ancient…

The developers of Gateway Plaza wanted a politically neutral moniker for the project they hoped would set off a new era of economic development in blighted North Tulsa. Located at Pine Street and Peoria Avenue, the plaza’s grocery store would be an oasis in the city’s food desert, and the…

In September of 2010, This Land published the first feature article about the life of Bradley Manning, the Oklahoman behind the largest military intelligence leak in history. The article below focuses on the important transitional time Manning spent in Tulsa, and offers an unprecedented glimpse into Manning’s personality and his

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FULL TEXT: The Inside Story of the Oklahoman Behind the Biggest Military Intelligence Leak Ever

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Editor’s note: Since it was first published in September of 2010, “Private Manning and the Making of Wikileaks” has been widely considered the definitive article on the life of Bradley Manning. It is

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The Luhring Augustine gallery in Chelsea is, like all of the galleries around it, minimalist, white and constructed entirely out of severe right angles. Tulsan-turned-New Yorker Bernie Garland entered through the small foyer and stopped for a moment in the first chamber, where massive paintings hung on bleach-white walls, colorful…

At the Tulsa Artist Coalition gallery on Brady Street, you can peer in from the sidewalk through the glass facade and see large, colorful, almost cartoonish paintings on display. The pieces, by painter Eric Humphries, depict scenes from the race riot that tore Tulsa apart 79 years ago in what…