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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Full episode out now. In an interview with Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, we break down his successes and the criticism he’s faced regarding executive power and transparency within the Tulsa Police Department #policeoversight #tulsa #podcast

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

On this week’s latest podcast episode, I chop it up with college football player-turned entrepreneur Josh Jones. He’s one of the few Black owners of a Tulsa-based coffee shop on America’s Route 66. #coffee #blackowned #route66

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Days after beginning its preliminary autopsy in the death of Nolan Wells, the state of Mississippi has not made its findings public as of Monday. Their own state website shows it can be performed in as little as two hours. indepthwithdeon.substack.com/p/nolan-well...

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Our Executive Director Laura Porter shared with @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social : "the state having the power to kill is a very, very scary thing because it can expand, because it can be used unfairly, because the bias can impact decisions, because human beings are fallible."

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The Power to Kill: Does Death Penalty Defy Democracy?

From the European Union to the Oklahoma State Legislature, leaders continue to debate where a democracy should draw the line on the state's power to take a life.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Genocide is wrong anywhere, says Palestinian-American Farouq Allatar, a Tulsa resident and founder of Save The Children of Gaza. Follow In Depth with Deon Podcast for the full interview later this week.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

UPDATE: A Minnesota judge has freed a Black couple from pre-trial detention after they were accused of kidnapping federal immigration agents. Full story: indepthwithdeon.substack.com/p/judge-free...

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Brianna Bailey @briokc.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

He fell into the blades of an auger at a poultry plant and died. He was a father, an immigrant, and a contract worker on the night shift. His name was Leovigildo Ramírez Castillo — and his story should shock us all. www.readfrontier.org/stories/an-i...

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An immigrant’s death at an Oklahoma poultry plant highlights dangerous conditions for workers

Current and former employees describe a punishing pace of work and questionable safety standards at a Heavener plant where recent immigrants fill a constant need for laborers.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

WRONGFUL CONVICTION DAY THURSDAY. Don’t forget to mark your calendars. I’ll be your MC for this event at the Oklahoma State Capitol, where several families will highlight cases of alleged prosecutorial misconduct, racial bias and more. Hosted by HOOKED ON JUSTICE Oklahoma Chapter

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Ryan Walters would rather force #oklaed students to learn fake news about the 2020 election than improve the state's 49th ranking in education. "Everything they say about DEI, it applies more to White conservatives in the Republican party more than anything.” #indepthwithdeon

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

As Oklahoma student math scores sit near the bottom of the nation, people like former TU linebacker-turned math tutor Donnell Hawkins fill an outsized role in preparing the next generation of leaders. theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/04/11/f...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A spokesperson for OFS told me, “Our deepest gratitude goes out to the legislators, state and local officials, dedicated partners, and supporters across Oklahoma who are making it clear that they back Oklahoma Forestry Services and its mission.” theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/04/04/o...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

An Oklahoma prison tried to cremate a prisoners body before the family knew he was even dead. Now Republican Rep JJ Humphrey is working with the family of Marquiel Ross to demand an investigation and justice. #odoc #oklahomastatepen #indepthwithdeon #justice #marquielross #oklahoma #okleg

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

A new guide for LGBTQ+ travelers ranked 30 cities in the U.S. as safest in 2025, but not a single city in Oklahoma made the cut. Black Queer Tulsa's Daniel McHenry and Freedom Oklahoma's Nicole McAfee told me they were disappointed but not surprised. theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/03/31/o...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Republican Rep. JJ Humphrey admits his police anti-doxxing bill has gaps that law enforcement has exploited two years after I first brought those concerns to him as a journalist. Now a sheriff in Oklahoma is going after a police whistleblower. #indepthwithdeonpodcast

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

“The Democratic Party needs to do more than release statements, it needs to fund the fight,” Kristi Williams told me. “It’s time to stop playing defense and start protecting the people, the programs and the history that white supremacy is trying to erase." theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/03/28/t...

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Trump targets National Museum of African American History

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting "improper ideology" at the Smithsonian Institution's museums.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

"You're just a token": Dr. George Henderson says good tokens are able to open the doors "for the next one and the next one." Over a six-decade career at the University of Oklahoma, he's opened thousands of doors for the Black folks who come after him. #indepthwithdeonpodcast

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

In response to my reporting of a U.S. citizen being temporally detained and questioned by immigration agents because she “fit the description”, I.C.E. denies racial profiling despite numerous other cases like this against Hispanic American citizens and even Tribal citizens.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I spoke with Iliana Pacheco, a nurse and U.S. citizen from New Jersey, who says she was detained and racially profiled by I.C.E. agents who allegedly said she "fit the description" of someone who's undocumented while at a Puerto Rican airport. theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/03/19/u...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

"We enslaved Black people in the 19th Century," Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Hoskin Jr. says, describing the role enslaved Black people, later known as Cherokee Freedmen, played in building the economy of the Cherokee Nation. #cherokeenation #cherokeefreedmen #indepthwithdeonpodcast

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Sebastien Beauzile’s recently announced cure from sickle cell disease brings hope to thousands of mostly Black Americans who suffer from the rare disease, but the $3 million cost of the gene-editing therapy raises question about access & affordability. theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/03/18/s...

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Meghann Cuniff @meghanncuniff.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

"Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be, he has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds." UMG has moved to dismiss Drake's lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."

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Max Bryan @mbryanok.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Of note: Oklahoma doesn't have a law saying you have to lower frequencies in electrical wires when winds exceed a certain speed. Gov. Kevin Stitt said live wires falling on brush led to some of the fires.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

"The Cherokee Nation existed before anyone ever heard of the United States. Before anyone invented the state of Oklahoma, there was a Cherokee Nation." Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. joins In Depth With Deon Podcast.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Public school advocates are celebrating after the Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocked Ryan Walters from mandating a Bible curriculum in classrooms, but his efforts to upend the U.S. and Oklahoma Constitutions show no signs of stopping. theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/03/12/r...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

International law states forced displacement is always unlawful “when it is based on policies of apartheid, ethnic cleansing or similar practices aimed at/or resulting in altering the ethnic, religious or racial composition of the affected population.” theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/02/10/t...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Tulsa’s Tyrance Billingsley II, a son of Greenwood, is leading the transformation of Black Wall Street into a premier Black tech hub. Don’t call it a comeback. Call it Black Tech Street. #new episode drops this Friday anywhere you get your podcasts. #indepthwithdeonpodcast

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Gregory A. Hargreaves @bordergroves.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

At Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in D.C. where Rev. Al Sharpton is about to host a rally in honor of #MLKDay #mlkday2025 Follow @thebwstimes.bsky.social for our coverage.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Reports from the BBC & the Associated Press appeared to paint Saturday’s People’s March as pointless, powerless and poorly attended. Yet, the passion and resolve to defend multicultural democracy was clearly visible. Check out our on-the-ground coverage: theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/01/19/p...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Tulsa’s Sheyda Brown says Oklahoma education should focus on reading, not bibles in the classroom. 10 DAYS until the relaunch of #indepthwithdeonpodcast Full episodes on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, and @thebwstimes.bsky.social starting Friday, Jan. 24. #oklaed

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

“It shouldn’t matter that I’m gay. It shouldn’t matter that I’m Black. It shouldn’t matter that I’m a woman.” -Amnoni Myers on recognizing identity and privilege. Full episodes on YouTube #indepthwithfeonpod

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Join me for an important discussion on domestic violence in Oklahoma. tulsaopera.com/opera-echoes/

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Starbucks is one of those companies that built its brand-identity on being progressive and ethical. It’s been interesting to watch how this company has moved in the last decade or so.

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

When you’re trying to make a point about an historic election, but someone in the studio has to use the bathroom. Full episode: www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

The same night millions around the country were mourning the results of the presidential election, there was a celebration in Tulsa’s Greenwood District with Monroe Nichols elected first Black mayor. Full episode: www.patreon.com/posts/episod... Presented by @thebwstimes.bsky.social

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

While Oklahoma heads into Christmas with blood on its hands from a recent execution, Biden announced today he's commuting the sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row prisoners to life w/o parole. Trump executed 13 people during his first term. Full story: theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/12/23/b...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I spoke with Sheyda Brown, deputy director of the Terence Crutcher Foundation, about how Tulsa elected its first Black mayor, a progressive Democrat, in some precincts that Trump won by over 60%. Out now early on Patreon or everywhere after the inauguration in January! #indepthwithdeonpodcast

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

NEW: A bill to make Black Wall Street Oklahoma's first national monument passed the U.S. Senate with unanimous consent. It now awaits a full vote in the chaotic House. Full story: theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/12/19/b...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Americans continue to donate increasing amounts to charities each year, but a new study shows how wealth management funds and private foundations are hoarding a large percentage of charitable giving for profitable tax benefits. Full story: theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/12/18/s...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

A year ago, I wrote an article not realizing it could be about my own ancestors. After digging into my granny’s ancestry, I’ve discovered my great-great-grandmother Cynthia Gibson (later Cynthia Thomas) was a @CherokeeNation Freedman on the Dawes Roll. 🧵 theblackwallsttimes.com/2023/08/08/t...

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

As some Oklahomans prepare to celebrate the birth, death and resurrection of a man devoted to the redemption of humanity, Oklahoma’s evangelical elected officials will carry out the execution of Kevin Underwood, the final execution of 2024 in the U.S. theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/12/16/a...

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

The free press faces an epic battle over the next four years with an administration that has threatened and surveiled journalists. What’s being attacked is the public’s right to know and to decide what type of government they want. Thank you @velshimsnbc.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-vi...

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‘We are facing an epic battle’: Journalists prepare for second Trump term

Donald Trump’s hostility towards the press is coming to the fore again as he prepares to take office. Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the ‘1619 Project’ and founder of the Center...

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