Brooke LadeMar 20, 20203 minTeenagers as leaders: More freedom means more rigorAfter a long hiatus and a lot of uncertainty with Together Tulsa, I have been working behind the scenes for quite some time on rebuilding an
Michelle Olmedo and David SinclairApr 9, 20188 minKathy Taylor on discrimination, educational inequality, and what inspires her to keep pushing for a SPIRE Journalism Fellows and 9th grade Will Rogers High School students, David Sinclair and Michelle Olmedo, had the opportunity to...
Brooke LadeNov 21, 20173 minOur very first alumna is now a local photographerLeah Blevins is pink-haired and bright-lipped, with a sweet voice and a permanent smile. She is gentle and warm - has the kind of...
Brooke Myers, FounderOct 15, 20174 minWhat happens when kids age out of birth-to-eight initiatives?Rightfully, community leaders and educators around the country have turned their focus and dollars to programs that support early...
Brooke Myers, FounderAug 6, 20172 minThe simple trick to getting kids to do anything.I can’t lie. I was nervous about having 11 days to coach 10 kids into creating a book full of professional-grade photographs and an...
Austin Stember, Together Tulsa StorytellerApr 18, 20172 minThe meaning behind our student competitionThe greatest praise a person can grant another is that of admiration. The joyous admission that someone else has a quality, habit,...
Austin Stember, Together Tulsa CollectiveMar 28, 20172 minLift All Voices; Together We CANThere’s a segment of service in health care, a conditional response for the most serious of cases. Semantically, it means any course of...
Rachael HunterJan 18, 20172 minWe have a deep hunger to feed, and we're all responsible.Tulsa is in an educational crisis. It's hard to pay attention to when there are national headlines that grab at our attention. And simply...
Austin StemberJan 13, 20175 minFour simple things YOU can do each month to pave the road to college for kidsThere’s a growing divide in the United States. Not the one between political parties, though this seems to garner most of our attention...
Austin StemberJan 3, 20174 minThree ways the education system is failing our kids and what we need to do about itAmericans have a belief in our education system as a place of egalitarianism. It may be the single point within our lives where our...
Brooke MyersDec 6, 20166 minPart I: What it takes to pave a pathJose Montoya* is the kind of kid that can walk into a room, and you just know. You know he’s going to give you some kind of hell just by...
Angel PulliamNov 22, 20162 minFrom an East Central teacher: The tangible power of storiesFew things have the unique ability to shape our opinions, construct our perceptions, and bring us together like stories. For most of my...
Asia ThomasNov 18, 20163 minLet's end the "single story" phenomenon.In 2009, one of my favorite authors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, gave a TED Talk that spoke on the “dangers of a single story.” During her...
Rachael HunterNov 16, 20163 minPerception is reality: How we're working to change perceptions and create a new reality in TulsaI’ve always been fascinated with the idea of perception—the way people view the world around them and how two people can be looking at...
Robert RedmondNov 12, 20163 minFrom ignorance to awareness to action: How kids' stories gave me purpose.I am a die hard, unashamed lover of Tulsa. I've traveled and am aware of what other cities across America have to offer. Yet, despite the...
Lexi TarwaterNov 11, 20162 minWe dare you.Success comes in many forms. Ralph Waldo Emerson once described achieving success in these words: “To laugh often and much; to win the...
Brooke Myers, FounderNov 9, 20163 minA post-election charge: Living together in love.It wasn’t who I voted for. As the results came pouring in last night, I went to bed early because I didn’t feel like watching defeat...
Tyler WhiteNov 5, 20163 minA teacher's message: 'My students' stories will change your life.'Over the last three years I have had the pleasure of teaching high school students in North Tulsa at both Central High School and McLain...
Carrie HillNov 1, 20162 minCarrie Hill: Change starts with our youthCreating change. It was the most challenging part of being a counselor. I remember the sobering experience of sitting across from a...
Brooke LadeOct 15, 20162 minWe don't just believe in these; we live by these.We believe in the power of words - in fact, our words are the tool we'll use to bring about cultural change in our city. But we also...