Focus: Black Oklahoma
Every Third Sunday at 3 p.m. and following Friday at 1 p.m.
Focus: Black Oklahoma is a news and public affairs program covering topics relevant to the African American and BIPOC communities statewide. The show seeks to inform the public through stories and interviews, engage the community through lively discussion, and spotlight local artists and creators.
The program has won a duPont-Columbia Award and an NAACP Image Award, and was nominated for a Peabody Award.
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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. -
The Tulsa Local News Initiative will begin publishing The Oklahoma Eagle newspaper, launch a new newsroom, and create over two dozen journalism jobs. Includes investment in KOSU. -
This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on Monroe Nichols' historic mayoral win, how the Tulsa Dream Center helps during the holidays, a new film on Black Wall Street and more. -
This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on the impact of Oklahoma's Muslim community, State Superintendent Ryan Walters' directive to incorporate Bible teaching in classrooms and the race to elect a new mayor in Tulsa. -
This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on growing opposition to Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters, foster care, and the oldest continually-run Black rodeo in the U.S. -
The Democratic National Convention ended in Chicago Thursday night, capping off a ceremony in which Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her nomination for president from the Democratic Party. Focus: Black Oklahoma reporters covered the event through the lens of Oklahoma.
