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 reports on restorative justice, Black male mentorship programs and Elk City's oldest cemetery. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
The episode features reports on the obstacles for minority voters in Oklahoma, the historic confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson and an effort to educate everyone on the state's rich Black history.
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Blindspot: Tulsa Burning, a collaborative podcast between KOSU, Focus: Black Oklahoma, WNYC Studios and The History Channel, has been selected as a Peabody Awards Nominee. -
The episode features reports on the history of school choice, a study looking into the long term effects of COVID-19 and the escalation in anti-Asian language, violence, and hate crimes in the country.
