Oklahoma City’s Black History Mobile App Launch with keynote speaker Bob Dotson
February 15, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
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Emmy-winning storyteller Bob Dotson will be the keynote speaker for the February launch of a mobile app designed to better familiarize people with Oklahoma City’s African American history. The free app will be introduced from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, at the Oklahoma History Center. Visitors can also enjoy a photo exhibit, door prizes, and live jazz music.
Dotson, who began his broadcasting career at WKY in Oklahoma City, won his first National Emmy Award for “Through the Looking Glass Darkly,” which chronicled the lives of African Americans in territorial Oklahoma and their contributions following statehood.
The mobile app tour is a development of Oklahoma Black Living Legacy (OBLL), a nonprofit founded in 2020 to raise awareness of and preserve the state’s Black history, artifacts, and living legacies.
OBLL volunteers conducted the research for the app with assistance from staff and volunteers at the Oklahoma History Center. An Oklahoma Historical Society Preservation Grant and other sponsors helped fund the project.
The organization’s goal is “to foster understanding and pride throughout generations,” according to Doris Youngblood, executive director.
A parade in the Deep Deuce neighborhood.
