OKC Philharmonic honors civil rights leader Clara Luper with a tribute album and Freedom Fiesta concert marking 1958 sit-ins.

The 2025 Freedom Fiesta Celebration, marking the 67th anniversary of the OKC sit-ins, is Aug. 14-17 with a series of events ...

This weekend marks 67 years since the Katz Drug Store sit-ins, and Oklahoma City civil rights advocates are hosting a series of events to give Oklahomans opportunities to honor the history.

Community members in Oklahoma City celebrated the 67th anniversary of the Katz Drug Store sit-in, a pivotal event in the ...

Clara Luper and 13 of her students staged their first sit-in to fight against segregation at Katz Drug Store on Aug. 19, 1958.

The Oklahoma City Council granted additional funding to the Clara Luper Civil Rights Center for storytelling elements, such ...

From big-name soloists like Joshua Bell and Oklahoma native Kelli O'Hara to a world-premiere work memorializing Sooner State Civil Rights icon Clara Luper, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic has grand ...

The celebration of Clara Luper and her goal to desegregate lunch counters in 1958 alongside a group of youth council members led those sit-ins at Cats Drugstore in 1958 enduring abuse and creating ...

OKC is celebrating the anniversary of the Katz Drug Store sit-in movement with a series of events, including an art show, ...

Oklahoma City is set to honor civil rights leader Clara Luper with a new sculpture commemorating her famous sit-ins, with construction underway and completion expected by Nov. 1. "It started out ...

A concert, art show and sit-in march and reenactment are on the list of activities for the 2025 Oklahoma City Sit-in commemoration ...