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ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

Netflix's Original Documentary Series, ReMastered, investigates high-profile events affecting some of the most legendary names in music presenting groundbreaking discoveries and insights beyond what’s been previously reported.

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Timeline: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

One of the worst race massacres in the nation’s history occurred in Tulsa over a 14-hour period May 31-June 1, 1921.

Dozens of people were killed, hundreds were injured and thousands were left homeless. Most of the segregated black district, known as Greenwood, was destroyed. Although the massacre itself lasted only a few hours, its repercussions are still felt today.

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EDITORIAL: Statues of limitation

"It's not a choice of who is telling one or the other. I don't see them as separate stories. You can't tell the story of civil rights without mentioning the tragedy of Reconstruction. This is our history. We just have to be honest."

--Karlos Hill, chairman of the African and African-American Studies Department, University of Oklahoma

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As Trump Comes to Tulsa, Teachers Grapple With How to Talk to Students About the City's 1921 Race Massacre

On June 10, the same day that President Donald Trump announced that his first major in-person campaign event since the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. would be a rally in Tulsa, Okla., near the site of a 1921 race massacre, a panel of Tulsa public school teachers met on a Zoom call. They were there to talk to other educators about how to teach that history — and how to link the events of nearly a century ago to current news.

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Oklahomans react to George Floyd protest

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — In the words of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "A riot is the language of the unheard," and tonight, prominent voices in Oklahoma's African American community are speaking for the voiceless.

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Live-streamed discussion to begin OU activities related to Tulsa Race Massacre centennial

A live-streamed discussion about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and a new exhibit at Bizzell Memorial Library will be hosted by the University of Oklahoma at 4 p.m. Thursday.

The event will begin with a talk by Karlos Hill, chair of the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at OU, and Mechelle Brown, program director and tour guide at Tulsa’s Greenwood Cultural Center.

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OU hosts Tulsa Race Massacre commemorative exhibit

The OU Bizzell Memorial Library is hosting an exhibit on the Tulsa Race Massacre called “From Tragedy to Triumph: Race Massacre Survivor Stories.”

Karlos K. Hill, associate professor and chair of the Clara Luper Department of African and African-American studies, curated the exhibit along with Mechelle Brown, program director of the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa.

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Tulsa Race Massacre to be focus of 2021 spring Presidential Dream Course

OU will offer a Presidential Dream Course about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre during the 2021 spring semester.

The Presidential Dream Course will be open to all students to explain the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre and commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the violent attack against the city’s Black community, according to a webpage about the course. It will be taught by OU professors Rilla Askew, Meta G. Carstarphen and Karlos Hill.

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Professors speak out on the unprecedented violent siege attempt at the U.S. Capitol

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – “This is a historical moment. We are in unprecedented waters. To my knowledge, we have never had a president inciting his supporters to invalidate or prevent the certification of a presidential election.”

Dr. Karlos Hill, a University of Oklahoma professor, is troubled by the madness on Wednesday and what unfolded at our nation’s capital.

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