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.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on book bans disproportionately affecting works with Black characters or addressing issues of race, Black women in politics and the growing instances of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes. -
This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features a highlight reel of our best stories of the year.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on a Tulsa company supporting political candidates who push misinformation, a museum exhibit exploring the history of Cherokee Freedmen and the rural beginnings of DJ LiTEBRiTE.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on restorative justice, Black male mentorship programs and Elk City's oldest cemetery.
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KOSU, StateImpact Oklahoma and Focus: Black Oklahoma won 18 awards from the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists, Professional Chapter for stories that aired during 2021.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on efforts to find Black teachers amid a teacher shortage in Oklahoma, lagging mental health funding and unrestricted gun access, and more.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on leaders working to close gaps in anti-racist education, the history of Asian American and Pacific Islander migrants to Oklahoma, and an organization focusing on improving the lives of north Tulsa students.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on tribal tax exemptions, new data on the long-term effects of COVID and Black excellence being showcased in an exhibit at the Claremore Museum of History.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on a lawsuit by Tulsa Race Massacre survivors moving forward, Oklahoma political candidates and the conservation and culture of the prairie chicken.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on the case of a Black man shot and killed in Norman, what candidates are filing for office in 2022 and firefighters of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes defending western Oklahoma from wildfires.
