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☆ Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. Both reports called for financial reparations, which Tulsa Mayor G.T. The program would be for survivors of the massacre as well as descendants of victims and other residents of north Tulsa, where the massacre occurred. She praised Bynum for establishing the commission and said reparations can include all items listed, though she strongly supports financial payments. In June, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit by the last two known massacre survivors, Viola Fletcher, 110, and Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, that sought restitution for the destruction.

Persons: Tulsa Mayor G.T, Bynum, Commission’s, ” Bynum, Vanessa Hall, Harper, ”, Monroe Nichols, “ We’ve, Nichols, Viola Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle, Emmett Organizations: District, Tulsa Mayor, National Guard, Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus, Tulsa, Oklahoma Supreme, U.S . Department of Justice, NBC Locations: Tulsa , Oklahoma, Tulsa, Greenwood, Oklahoma

☆ More than 100 years since the Black Wall Street massacre, Tulsa is creating a haven for entrepreneurs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Overlaid on that picture is the company name, Grier Shoe Shop, and its address — which is part of an area known as Black Wall Street. With these ventures, she's part of a growing class of Black entrepreneurs tapping into Tulsa's history for inspiration and resources for support. He also won a grant from a Black Wall Street organization. The Black Wall Street Mural in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday, June 19, 2020. Greenwood, known as Black Wall Street, was one of the most prosperous African-American enclaves in the U.S. before it was burned down by a white mob in 1921.

Persons: Venita Cooper, Parnia Mazhar, Grier, Silhouette, They've, Cooper, Dominick Ard'is, George Floyd, Ashli Sims, she's, Sims, North Martin Luther King, Edna Martinson, It's, Martinson, LaTanya White, he's, Adesanya, Grant Warner, James Lowry, Lowry, who's, Greenwood, Christopher Creese Organizations: Silhouette, NBC News, Tulsa, Build, Art, NBC, North Martin Luther King Jr, Ku Klux, House, Art Basel, Southwest, Black, Stanford, National Bureau of Economic Research, Creative, CNBC, Harvard Business School, Center for Black Entrepreneurship, Black Economic Alliance Foundation, Boston Consulting, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Greenwood, Tulsa , Oklahoma, TULSA, Tulsa, North, Miami, South, Austin, U.S, PalmPlug, Seattle, America

☆ Archaeologists find the remains of 2 adults they believe could be victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Human remains found by archaeologists could be from victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The remains were found during a dig at grave shafts in Tulsa, Oklahoma, CNN reported. Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said that the archaeological team had exposed 22 grave shafts in a video posted on Facebook on Thursday. Stackelbeck said archaeologists had found "fancier or nicer coffins" in some of the other grave shafts, which they did not think were likely to be victims of the massacre. The Tulsa Race Massacre took place from May 31 to June 1, 1921 and was one of the worst incidents of racial violence to have occurred in US history.

Persons: Kary Stackelbeck, Stackelbeck Organizations: CNN, Service, Facebook, Greenwood District, Independent Locations: Tulsa, Tulsa , Oklahoma, State, Wall, Silicon, Oaklawn Cemetery, Oklahoma, Oaklawn, Greenwood

☆ Opinion | Tommy Tuberville Is Whitewashing White Nationalism
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But in this stew of adulterated meanings, “white nationalist” gets conflated with being a white patriot and allows any suggestion of racism to become an aspersion cast at white nationalists without cause. They did this for this reason.’ But to say it was inherent because of their skin is where I say that is critical race theory. You’re saying that race defines a person.”Be clear: White racists attacked and destroyed the Black community in Tulsa called the Greenwood District, also known as Black Wall Street. I guess Walters’s argument, as flimsy as it is, hangs on the word “inherent.” And no, white people are not inherently terrorists or racists. But, there have been white people who were terrorists and racists and wreaked havoc and destruction in this country.

Persons: Trump, Ramaswamy, ”, Ryan Walters, Walters, Jim Crow Organizations: Greenwood District Locations: Oklahoma, Tulsa, Black Tulsa

☆ For the Black community, bitcoin represents an opportunity for wealth preservation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But for many in the Black community, that narrative is still alive and it's imperative that people stay focused on it. There's a long game to play, however, particularly for the Black community. For Black people, that's a golden opportunity to level the playing field and give them "sovereignty" over their wealth, said Lamar Wilson, founder of crypto-focused network Black Bitcoin Billionaire. Fast forward to today, and Black people still largely start their wealth building journeys from behind. Still, within that group, at every income level, there's a big difference in the unbanked rates between Black and white households.

☆ Search for Tulsa Race Massacre victims uncovers 17 additional unmarked graves in cemetery
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Another 17 unmarked adult burials were found at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery as the city continues its efforts to find the unidentified victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Experts then found another five graves, Oklahoma State Archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said in an update Monday. Burned remains of the Greenwood District after the Tulsa Race Massacre in June 1921. On June 1, 1921, white rioters burned and looted Greenwood. Bynum launched the investigation after oral reports indicated that there are mass graves in the city.

☆ How Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the US, finally became recognized as a holiday by major companies like Nike and Lyft — and landed in the center of a Trump controversy
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-15 | by ( Taylor Borden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While it is not a federal holiday, many companies like Twitter and Nike are now choosing to recognize the day by closing offices. President Donald Trump drew controversy by scheduling a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Juneteenth — the site of a 1921 race massacre. Juneteenth, a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth," has been commemorated by Black Americans as an independence day in Texas since 1866. On June 12, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the league will recognize Juneteenth by closing offices, as well. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump's announcement to start his 2020 election campaign rallies in Tulsa on Juneteenth immediately stirred controversy.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Abraham Lincoln, General Gordon Granger, Juneteenth, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Jack Dorsey, Roger Goodell, George Floyd, Bastiaan, JEFF KOWALSKY, Donald Trump's, Trump's, Trump, Tim Scott Organizations: Americans, Twitter, Nike, Service, Black Americans, Austin History, Austin Public, House, NFL, Getty Images Trump, Juneteenth, Greenwood, Getty, Republican, CBS Locations: Texas, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Galveston, Austin , Texas, Americas, Minneapolis , Minnesota, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Tulsa, Battle Creek , Michigan, AFP, Juneteenth, Lincoln

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