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At the Corner of Hope and Reality

Bonnie Rucker - March 20, 2019

If you live in Tulsa, you may have seen Emeka Nnaka, a motivational speaker and advocate for those with physical challenges. The Georgia native and Tulsa transplant (he attended Oral Roberts University) seems to pop up everywhere, and his larger-than-life personality and stature make him difficult to miss. Wherever he is, he’s usually right in the middle of the action...