Langston University

Langston University’s Cooperative Extension is about to get bigger.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on the crisis at the Tulsa County Family Center for Juvenile Justice, the underfunded Langston University and a Tulsa BMX Olympian.

Oklahoma lawmakers return to the state capitol for a special session this week. The goal: confirm Governor Kevin Stitt’s nomination for the newest member of the Board of Regents for Agricultural and Mechanical colleges.

House Democrats are calling for an audit following a federal report showing that Langston University, Oklahoma’s only historically Black college, has been historically underfunded.

Langston University is promoting interim president Ruth Ray Jackson to the role permanently.

The government is supposed to provide equal funding to land-grant, state-run historically Black colleges and universities under the Morrill Act of 1890.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features the controversial decision to drop criminal charges against seven police officers in Oklahoma County, Black women overcoming obstacles to achieve their dreams in higher education and how Clara Luper's life and teachings are providing relevance today.

Oklahoma’s only historically Black university will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to strengthen its agricultural sciences programs.

The president of Oklahoma's only historically Black university will end his tenure leading the school after 11 years.

Langston University will use almost $4.6 million of federal funds to cancel out outstanding balances its students incurred during the pandemic.