Bracken Klar
Co-Executive Producer of Focus: Black OklahomaBracken Klar is the co-executive producer and correspondent of Focus: Black Oklahoma, and serves on the board of directors for Tri-City Collective.
Klar teaches all elements of production, including research, interviews, script editing, and voice coaching. He has worked with Solutions Journalism Network, The New York Times' Serial podcast and the BBC.
As a Lead Consultant with Two Zuzim, LTD, Klar has worked with a variety of organizations, from the arts and education to engineering and product development, and all age ranges, from K-12, college students, working adults, and retired adults. He has led workshops and leadership trainings for C-suite executives, managers, supervisors and aspiring employees. He also leads diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, succession planning, workshop, trainings, and assessments, as well as instruction on communicating across differences.
Klar holds a Master's Degree in Library & Information Studies from the University of Oklahoma, and has authored nonfiction and fiction pieces as well as provided research for books, articles, & other publications.
He is passionate about and dedicated to improving communities for all who live and visit. Toward that end, he volunteers with Oklahoma Firefighters Burn Camp, is a member of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa's Community Relations Committee, Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance's Family and Community Council, Tulsa Global Alliance's Mwanza, Tanzania Sister City Advisory Group. He also serves on the board of MapWorks Tulsa.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on concerns by Latino community with new immigration policy, the Oklahoma Harm Reduction Alliance's work to change the perception of harm reduction and a continuation of the podcast "Tribal Justice: The Struggle for Black Rights on Native Land." -
This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on affordable housing in Enid, a grassroots fitness movement in Tulsa and an effort to protect young girls from violence in Kenya. -
This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on mental health among Black youth, how a community education program is working to close education gaps and the legacy of Bass Reeves, one of the first deputy U.S. Marshals west of the Mississippi River. -
Focus: Black Rodeo is a photography exhibition dedicated to honoring the rich, yet underrepresented, legacy of the Black rodeo culture in Oklahoma. -
This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on the swearing in of Tulsa mayor Monroe Nichols, how 'medical gaslighting' affects patients, a discussion on Black rodeo culture and more.
