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Survivors, dignitaries, state residents and people from all walks of life will gather in Tulsa over the next week to commemorate the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre on Black Wall Street.
The Oklahoman will be providing live updates from Tulsa over the next several days. Check back to this article often to get the latest information on events at the Tulsa Race Massacre centennial.
Opening ceremonies delayed for Tulsa Children s Museum of Art
The open ceremonies for the Tulsa Children s Museum of Art, 700 N Greenwood Ave. on the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa campus, have been delayed.
Museum founder Courtney Skipper told The Oklahoman that the event has been postponed from its originally planned date on Tuesday due to the heightened security in place for Pres. Biden s Tulsa visit.
WN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a new two-part special OWN Spotlight event, “
The Legacy of Black Wall Street” premiering Tuesday, June 1, and Tuesday, June 8 on discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service and will then broadcast in primetime the same evening on OWN at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
“The Legacy of Black Wall Street” tracks the rise of Black Wall Street in Oklahoma’s Greenwood District up until the tragic 1921 Tulsa race massacre that destroyed the 36-block booming business epicenter. The commemorative documentary special shifts the narrative from the massacre itself to amplify the voices of those Black pioneers then who went West to build their American dream, weaving their stories with the inspiring modern-day Black pioneers now who continue the path to healing and rebuilding the rise of the Black community who presently occupy Greenwood.
By Jenny Callison, posted About 5 hours ago The surge of film projects coming to North Carolina, the potential for expansion of the state’s film incentive and the need to train more people for careers in the industry were among the topics discussed at this week’s N.C. Film Forum session.
“State of the State” was the theme for Wednesday evening s session. Panelists were Johnny Griffin, director of the Wilmington Regional Film Commission; Susi Hamilton, chairwoman of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming; and Eric Johnson, a senior vice president at Trailblazer Studios in Raleigh. Dan Brawley, head of Cucalorus, moderated the virtual forum.
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OWN & discovery+ to Premiere Black Wall Street Special
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The Legacy of Black Wall Street, a two-part OWN Spotlight event, is set to roll out on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and discovery+ next month.
Tracking the rise of Black Wall Street in Oklahoma’s Greenwood District up until the tragic 1921 Tulsa race massacre that destroyed the 36-block booming business epicenter,
The Legacy of Black Wall Street shifts the narrative from the massacre itself to amplify the voices of those Black pioneers who then went West to build their American dream. The commemorative special will weave their stories with the modern-day Black pioneers who now continue the path to healing and rebuilding the rise of the Black community that currently resides in Greenwood.
Ashleigh Di Tonto, Senior Vice President of Development for Trailblazer Studios, and executive producer added: “It is an honor getting to spend time with these truly remarkable pioneers and their direct descendants.'