Luckerson is a journalist and public speaker whose work focuses on bringing neglected Black history to light. Prior to moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2019, he worked as a staff writer at The Ringer and business reporter for Time magazine. Combining his journalistic background and passion for illuminating Black stories, Luckerson wrote his debut nonfiction book, “Built from the Fire,” published by Random House in 2023. The book chronicles the history of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, often referred to as America's "Black Wall Street," which was burned to the ground in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

An expert fluent in 118 years of Greenwood history, Luckerson will discuss the role that journalism and the press played in the Tulsa Race Massacre and in solidifying the impact and legacy that the Massacre continues to have on the area, its residents and Black history more than a century later.

Hosted by the UK College of Communication and Information, this lecture will serve as the keynote speech for the 2024 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium, set for March 7 to 9 on the UK campus. Doors open at 5 p.m., and refreshments will be provided.