{"id":20852,"date":"2021-05-12T20:10:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T01:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20852"},"modified":"2021-05-12T20:10:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T01:10:14","slug":"new-discovery-and-own-spotlight-special-commemorates-pioneers-of-black-wall-street-at-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/12\/new-discovery-and-own-spotlight-special-commemorates-pioneers-of-black-wall-street-at-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"New discovery+ and OWN Spotlight Special Commemorates Pioneers of Black Wall Street at the 100th Anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20853\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201213TULSA2021-USNEWSIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201213TULSA2021-USNEWSIMAGE.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201213TULSA2021-USNEWSIMAGE-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a new two-part special OWN Spotlight event, &#8220;<strong><em>The Legacy of Black Wall Street<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; 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 9:00PM ET\/PT.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Legacy of Black Wall Street<\/em>&#8221; tracks the rise of Black Wall Street in Oklahoma&#8217;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.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3593363958\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re proud to tell this powerful story and commemorate the triumphant survivors who worked to rebuild and reclaim Black Wall Street,&#8221; said Tina Perry, President, OWN. &#8220;This is a significant moment in our history that will not be forgotten. 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