Enid native Quraysh “Q” Ali Lansana is returning to read and discuss his book, “A Gift from Greensboro,” during a special author event at 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday,
Enid native Quraysh “Q” Ali Lansana is returning to read and discuss his book, “A Gift from Greensboro,” during a special author event at 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday,
Event Description
Writing About Greenwood with Quraysh Ali Lansana
7-9 pm for 4 weeks beginning April 27
Registration Fee: $25
Support for this workshop is provided by the Zarrow Foundation
Registration closes Friday, April 23rd at 5:00 pm
Scholarships are available for those with financial need. Fill out the application online.
Workshop Description:
This course examines the history of Tulsa’s Greenwood District from it’s pre-statehood beginnings to its many renaissances, including the present day. Coined “Black Wall Street” by educator and historian Booker T. Washington, Greenwood was the most economically vibrant Black community in the United States for years, in spite of Oklahoma’s brutal segregation laws. Though that entrenched racial divide continues to exist, Black Wall Street is thriving once again.