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 Black community statewide. The show seeks to inform the public through stories and interviews, engage the community through lively discussion, and spotlight local artists and creators.
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The episode features reports on Oklahoma's death penalty, new redistricting lines and the First Americans Museum. -
'Reparations' is the final episode of The Battle for Greenwood, a three-part series from Focus: Black Oklahoma.
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The episode features reports on capital punishment, reproductive rights and Black WWII veterans.
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What’s Next, or Is Greenwood Rising? is the second episode of The Battle for Greenwood, a three-part series from Focus: Black Oklahoma.
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"Blindspot: Tulsa Burning," a collaborative podcast between KOSU, Focus: Black Oklahoma, WNYC Studios and The History Channel, has been chosen as a finalist for the 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards.
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KOSU and StateImpact Oklahoma won 29 awards from the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists, Professional Chapter for stories that aired during 2020.
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The episode features reports on evictions, reproductive rights and Oklahoma's LGBTQIA+ community.
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Street Fight is the first episode of The Battle for Greenwood, a three-part series from Focus: Black Oklahoma.
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Focus: Black Oklahoma, in partnership with KOSU, is producing a three-part series titled "The Battle for Greenwood." The first episode will air this Sunday, September 26th, at 3 p.m.
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On this episode, unvaccinated Black and brown communities brace for a COVID surge that will worsen health outcomes and widen health disparities. We'll unravel Oklahoma's surprising connection to the war in Afghanistan and hear from Haitians who fled political unrest and natural disasters to now call Oklahoma home.
