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A.C. Jackson was an African American surgeon who was murdered during the Tulsa race massacre in 1921 and is known as the most prominent victim of the massacre. Jackson was a leading member of the Oklahoma medical community and the African-American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma until his death.
The Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF) is one of the largest community foundations in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Headquartered in Tulsa , Oklahoma , as of January 2011 it was reported to have approximately four billion dollars in assets, [ 4 ] and to have donated more than $580 million to local charities and government projects.
The shopping center features a number of smaller, mostly independent shops. A courtyard in Utica Square (shops in background) Utica Square opened on May 22, 1952 as Tulsa's first suburban shopping center. [4] Helmerich & Payne, Inc., an energy company, purchased Utica Square in 1964, [1] and bought Miss Jackson's in 2001. [5]
PepsiCo settled a lawsuit out of court, and Jackson gave his $1.5 million settlement to the "Michael Jackson Burn Center" which was a piece of new technology to help people with severe burns. [4] Shortly afterward, Jackson was invited to the White House to receive an award presented by American President Ronald Reagan. The award was given for ...
Arcadia, FL, August 29, 2004 – A Catholic Relief Charities volunteer cooks burgers for residents affected by Hurricane Charley. In 1990, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned CCUSA to respond to disasters in the United States.
In 2012, Tulsa was ranked second for young people to find a job by the Fiscal Times. [14] Engine Advocacy ranked the Tulsa metro as being one of the fastest growing high tech cities in the nation, 2010-2012, [ 15 ] and the city was expected to have continuous growth throughout 2013. [ 16 ]
Zomi Town, Tulsa is an ethnic enclave in Tulsa, Oklahoma, inhabited by approximately 7,000 to 9,000 [1] immigrants from the Zomi ethnic group, who originally hail from the mountainous regions of northwestern Myanmar. The community consists of individuals who sought refuge in the United States to escape religious and political persecution in ...
Grover Jackson (born July 17, 1949) is an American luthier best known for designing and making various guitar models at Jackson Guitars, such as Jackson Rhoads and Jackson Soloist during the 1980s. Biography