Is American history fact or fiction? Much of what we learn in school is wrong, because it is told from the white male perspective. Journalist Elaine Appleton Grant tells the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, and how learning about the conspiracy of silence around this tragedy transformed the most important relationship in her life -- and why exposing the untold stories about race in America has the power to heal our personal relationships, our communities and our divided nation.

Elaine Appleton Grant is a lifelong journalist, editor and podcast producer. She spent many years as a reporter and producer at public radio stations and her work as appeared on NPR. She wrote a four-part series on the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 for the Wondery podcast American History Tellers. She is the co-founder of Podcast Allies, LLC, a podcast consulting and production company in the Denver metro area. Elaine Appleton Grant is a podcast producer, public radio broadcaster and magazine journalist. She’s worked at Boston’s WBUR, New Hampshire Public Radio and Colorado Public Radio, where she led the team producing Colorado Matters. Her work has appeared on NPR and in Inc., Fast Company and hundreds of other print and online publications. She produces Business Wars Daily, a Wondery podcast about corporate rivalries, and wrote about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 for Wondery’s American History Tellers podcast. She is the cofounder of Podcast Allies, LLC, a podcast consulting and production company that helps organizations tell stories that matter. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx