The first episode of a new ABC Audio podcast — “Soul of a Nation: Tulsa’s Buried Truth” — will debut Tuesday, April 6.
The podcast, written and hosted by ABC News senior national correspondent Steve Osunsami, is timed to premiere in advance of the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Featuring archival audio accounts from witnesses and interviews with historians, a news release said “Tulsa’s Buried Truth” brings listeners through the painful history and into the modern-day quest for closure and healing.
“Soul of a Nation: Tulsa’s Buried Truth” also features “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin and is available for free on major listening platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn and the ABC News app. New episodes post Tuesdays.
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The first podcast episode posts the same day as the finale of the prime-time news magazine “Soul of a Nation,” which includes reporting by Osunsami on the massacre. “Soul of a Nation” airs 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.
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Meet the artists involved in the historic ‘Fire in Little Africa’ project
Meet the artists involved in the historic 'Fire in Little Africa' project
Ausha LaCole
Singer Ausha LaCole, seen inside Skyline Mansion, is among Fire in Little Africa contributors.
Dr. View
Fire in Little Africa Executive Producer Dr. View sits inside the Skyline Mansion. “I think Fire in Little Africa is not even a project anymore. It’s a movement, and that’s just me saying it basically on the evolution of what I have seen,” he said.
1st Verse
Fire in Little Africa rapper 1st Verse stands outside Tulsa’s Skyline Mansion, a former home of Tate Brady, a prominent early Tulsan who was known to be active in the Ku Klux Klan. The mansion is now owned by former NFL running back Felix Jones.
Hakeem Eli’Juwon
"Fire in Little Africa is an important project for me because I know that the legacy of Black Wall Street will live forever through the work we are putting in now," said rapper Hakeem Eli’Juwon, who is among project contributors.
Ayilla
Fire in Little Africa rapper and singer Ayilla said, “There is an energy from the past that I know is in every Black creative in Tulsa.”
Steph Simon
Fire in Little Africa executive producer and rapper Steph Simon sits inside Skyline Mansion. "Fire in Little Africa is important because it’s just our time. You can feel it in the air," he said.
Dialtone
Dialtone is among Tulsa music artists selected by Tulsa Creative Engine for a new music business accelerator program.
The Vampire Youth
Fire in Little Africa rapper and singer The Vampire Youth poses for a portrait at the Skyline Mansion.
Sneak the Poet
Fire in Little Africa filmmaker and rapper Sneak the Poet stands inside the Skyline Mansion. "Fire in Little Africa is important to me because it’s giving a platform for Tulsa’s hip-hop scene to be recognized at a national level," he said.
St. Domonick
Fire in Little Africa Executive Producer and Rapper St. Domonick at the Skyline Mansion.
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