Oklahoma has some real heroes in its soil โ and this week weโre spotlighting Clara Luper, an Oklahoma City teacher who helped spark courageous, peaceful change led by students. ๐ง๐พโ๐ซ๐
She didnโt just โtalk aboutโ justiceโฆ she helped teach young people how to practice it โ with discipline, dignity, and determination. ๐ง ๐ฅ
And that mattered for communities because it helped open doors that were unfairly closed โ making everyday life more accessible, more human, and more equal in public spaces. ๐ช๐ค
One of the moments sheโs best known for in OKC: the Katz Drug Store sit-in (1958) โ a peaceful protest led by Black students and their teacher to challenge segregation at a lunch counter. It ran Aug 19โ21, 1958, and it helped push desegregation at Katz and fueled more local sit-ins. ๐ฅค๐๐ช
๐ญ GAME TIME:
Four Truths + One Lie
๐ One of these is the lie.
Donโt overthink itโฆ or DO. ๐๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ
Vote 1โ5 with your guess (and leave your reasoning)! ๐ฌ๐
๐ Hero takeaway for the week:
Small acts + brave consistency = community change. ๐โจ
Last weeks answer was #5 โ
MLKโs โI Have a Dreamโ speech was delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial (during the March on Washington), not the U.S. Capitol.