Bertie Wiley News Today

Last modified on Mon 31 May 2021 03.01 EDT Earlier this month, the three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre testified in Congress about the world they lost when a white mob burned their thriving community to the ground. “The neighborhood I fell asleep in that night was rich – not just in terms of wealth, but in culture, community and heritage,” said Viola Fletcher, who was visiting the US capital for the first time in her 107 years. “Within a few hours, all of that w...

Private memoirs reveal how my great great great grandfather helped build one of the most prosperous Black communities in the U.S.