Well shoot. I am honored deeply by this.
I value local journalism and my role in it and I have poured myself into this @sacbee_news since 1989.
I'm glad people value our work. So many good stories to be told on the local front. Thanks for making my day!
George McLaurin, the first black man admitted to the University of Oklahoma in 1948 was forced to sit in a corner far from his classmates.
When he first applied he was denied based on his race. He went to court & it ruled that denying him was unconstitutional.
George W. McLaurin provided the Oklahoma civil rights case that irreparably damaged the "separate but equal" legal position established in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.
Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution
The justices affirmed that McLaurin’s 14th Amendment rights means he must receive the same educational experience as OU’s white students.
He earned a master's degree from the University of Kansas and taught at Langston University, an all-black institution, until 1968.
What a family of good people & athletes.
Alexandria Van Dyke of Cosumnes Oaks signed a volleyball deal w University of Pikesville in Kentucky. Also a fine student.
Her dad and brother - Alex & Alex - are regional greats in FB/track in their day.
@AyeeVD@vandyke86@COHSVolleyball
This is cute and funny but the real amazing thing about this video is that elephants are so intelligent they understand the concept of a joke and can make one up themselves.