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