Tulsa City Council District 1 candidate Dr. Corince Wilson sat down with Nehemiah D. Frank on The Frank Perspective for a tough conversation about race, political power and the future of North Tulsa.
Frank pressed Wilson on some of the most difficult questions facing a candidate seeking to represent historic Black Tulsa: Is there a racial divide at City Hall? Has Tulsa’s first Black mayor actually increased Black political power? Would Wilson be willing to make her colleagues uncomfortable when confronting racial inequality? And with Tulsa’s own data documenting deep disparities between Black and white residents, when does the city stop studying inequality and start fixing it?
Wilson also addressed Black homeownership, policing disparities, generational wealth, “development without displacement,” and how her leadership would differ from incumbent Vanessa Hall-Harper.
Wilson is running against Hall-Harper, Monroe Johnson, Reggie Williams and Thomas William Moore.
For Tulsa’s August 25, 2026 election, early voting is:
Thursday, Aug. 20: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 21: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 22: 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
🗳️ Election Day: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026
⏰ Polls: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
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