Nehemiah Frank

Nehemiah D. Frank is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Black Wall Street Times and a descendant of two families that survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Although his publication’s store and newsroom are headquartered in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Frank currently works remotely from his home in Atlanta, Georgia. Frank played a pivotal role in marking the Centennial of the Race Massacre, attending the U.S. Congressional hearings in Washington D.C. with the last living survivors, and planning President Joe Biden’s visit. Frank has been featured on NBC Nightly News, MSNBC with Tiffany Cross, BBC, ABC, BNC, NewsOne, and other major media outlets. His work is featured in TIME Magazine and other publications besides his own. In 2021, Frank was listed as number 44 on The Root 100’s most influential African-Americans. In 2017, Frank gave a TED Talk at the University of Tulsa, titled “Finding the Excellence Within”. Lastly, Frank was a speaker at SXSW 2022. Nehemiah is a fierce advocate for charter and community schools.

Posts By Nehemiah Frank

student achievement

Ryan Walters’ Scandals Are Failing Oklahoma’s Kids—It’s Time for Accountability

Ryan Walters has been accused of allegedly watching pornography during a closed-door state board meeting, mismanaging funds, and facing scrutiny in a federal investigation after a damning audit. He...

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Diversity

The Culture War Backfires: Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters Under Fire In Porn Video Scandal

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters has built his career on moral outrage. He crusades against books, bans lessons on systemic racism, and positions himself as a protector of children. But now, the...

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Curriculum

Walters Recruits Project 2025 and Prager U Architects for Social Studies Overhaul for Oklahoma Schools

In the latest showdown in America’s culture war on public education, Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, is tapping Kevin Roberts of The Heritage Foundation and Dennis...

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LGBTQ

Home Was My Refuge, But Many LGBTQ+ Students Need More Support During This Pandemic

I was one of the lucky ones—gay kids, that is. My parents accepted me at an early age. On my 13th birthday, just as I was entering puberty, I came out to them—I told them I am gay. My mother and...

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School Choice

The Republican Party Doesn't Own the School Reform Movement. People of Color Do.

On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump delivered his fourth State of the Union Address (SOTU) to the 116th Congress and the nation. The annual address was broadcast live across the airways and...

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Achievement Gap

I Don’t Want to Hear Another Argument About How Charter Schools Are Killing Public Schools

Dear America, Please don't bother my community with anti-charter school arguments in 2020. That's unless you're willing to get involved with majority-Black attended public schools in your town or...

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