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Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten Preview Event Join audiences nationwide for a virtual event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The event will feature excerpts from the landmark PBS documentary,  Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten, and panel discussion with scholars and historians from across the country. Register Here Thursday, May 20, 2021 Join audiences nationwide on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 7:00 pm ET, for a virtual event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The event will feature excerpts from landmark PBS doc...

May 6, 2021 Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten , a production Saybrook Productions Ltd. in association with The WNET Group, premieres Monday, May 31 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN. One of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history occurred 100 years ago, from May 31 to June 1, 1921, when a mob of white residents set fire to “Black Wall Street,” an affluent Black community in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Known as the Tulsa Race Massacre, this act of anti‑Black violence destroyed hundreds of Black-owned businesses and homes, killing an estimated 100-300 Black resident...

Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten, The Washington Post reporter DeNeen L. Brown interviews descendants of Greenwood residents and business owners and today’s community activists. She asks them about the city’s 2018 decision to search for mass graves from 1921, community demands for reparations, and today’s efforts to revive the Black district of Greenwood through education, technology, business development, and more. “Last year, teams of archaeologists and forensic anthropologists found a mass grave in the city-owned cemetery, which may be connected to the massacre,” said Brown. �...

nurse got really mad. >> and some parent groups attack vaccines as the cause of chronic diseases from adhd to autism. >> my kid got six vaccines in one day, and he regressed. >> would i rather have the measles versus autism? we'll sign up for the measles. >> despite numerous scientific studies that say vaccines are safe, public concern persists. the result: outbreaks of infectious diseases not seen for a generation. >> we are not living in a bubble. it's just a matter of time before someone brings that disease into our community. >> as public health officials struggle to communicate ...

science stories: paul solman raises disturbing questions about a future full of high tech advances. >> there are 60,000 pacemakers in the united states that connect to the internet. it's great when you're suffering from an arrhythmia and your doctor can remotely shock you, but what happens if the kid next door does that? >> woodruff: and we talk with maria klawe, president of harvey mudd college, about her mission to bring more women into scientific fields. >> you get them into an intro to computer science course that is absolutely fascinating and fun and creative. you have them have...