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Deon Devon Osborne

@indepthwithdeon.bsky.social
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Oklahoma journalist.| Biased for Democracy. | Pro-reparations | Independent |🏳️‍🌈 (He/him) IndepthwithDeon.Substack.com

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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When asked whether it was concerned the decision impacts religious freedom, ODOC stated access to religious texts, law texts and other materials remain available through the prison’s chaplain, prison libraries, and legal texts on prison tablets. indepthwithdeon.substack.com/p/oklahoma-p...
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Streaming Monday at 6:30 p.m., listen to Democratic Candidate for Oklahoma Attorney General Nick Coffey discuss... ---His plans to tackle corruption among state and local officials ---Why he believes his Republican opponent Jon Echols is unfit for the job ---His approach to the death penalty
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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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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
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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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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 · 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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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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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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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
With help from friends, I’ve made huge progress. The next steps are gathering documents & applying for tribal citizenship. It’s a long process, but I’m ready to do the work, reclaiming history, honoring my great-great-grandmother Cynthia Gibson, and finding answers for my family.
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
I avoided looking into my ancestry for years because I didn’t want to be a 'pretendian.' But not knowing would be a disservice to my ancestors. Discovering the truth is about honoring them, especially my granny Alma Garrett (formerly Alma Lee Bryant Pettis).
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The Joseph Vann plantation in Georgia is preserved by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. It was also featured in the 1619 Project under the section describing slavery within tribal nations.
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Her grandfather, Edmond Vann, appears to have been enslaved by the Joseph Vann’s family, a prominent Cherokee leader and enslaver. #Genealogy
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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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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I spoke with Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols about his historic win and his plans to pursue his ambitions agenda. "The big thing has been making sure we're building a team that can deliver on the promises we made during the campaign." Check out a clip from our interview: bit.ly/MayorNichols...
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"What I didn’t realize was that I would also be seen as a gentrifier as a Black person, you know? And that within itself was something that I had to acknowledge because [the Tulsa Race Massacre] wasn’t something I was aware of when I first moved here." theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/12/11/h...
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
INBOX: Tulsa Police Department receives $2.5M federal grant to further investigate Sexual Assault Kits. “…there is more work to be done as we seek to do right by our neighbors and for the victims of these senseless crimes,” Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols said.
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The outpouring of grief & love from hundreds on social media showcased the impact Eboni Bunch had on many lives following the announcing of her death. The registered nurse, digital creator & bodybuilder leaves behind a mother, father, husband & daughter, Enix. theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
DA Vicki Behenna charged OKC Police Sgt. Joseph Gibson with felony assault Thursday for brutally slamming 71-year-old Mr. Vu to the ground, but the disturbing instance of police violence is just the latest example of OKCPD’s callous disregard for human life. theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
A group of Japanese Americans whose ancestors received reparations from the U.S. are calling on President Biden to provide reparations to the two last known living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre before his term in office ends on January 20, 2025. theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/12/05/j...
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Scott Turner rose to politics in 2013 with support from a conservative group that the NAACP described as racist. Now, Turner’s set to address the nation’s affordable housing crisis as Trump's nominee to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/11/25/w...
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
"The fight is here. And the question that you've got to ask yourself is what are your grandkids going to say that you did during this iteration of the fight?" - Georgia NAACP President Attorney Gerald Griggs In Depth With Deon Podcast at Patreon.com/indepthwithdeon, Apple Podcast, or Spotify.
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Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
In Depth With Deon Podcast is back! Ready to deliver some new episodes in December. Follow it anywhere you get your podcasts and on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/indepthwit...
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