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Kingsair Travel And Tour Hosts Tulsa Massacre Survivors

Two African American survivors of a century-old massacre in the United States were in Ghana Sunday with their grandchildren at the start of a visit to connect with their "motherland." Viola Fletcher, 107, known as 'Mother Fletcher', and her brother Hughes Van Ellis, 100, known as 'Uncle Red', are

Hughes Van Ellis (R) his sister Viola Ford Fletcher (L), and family members who arrived from the US are received by the Deputy Director of Diaspora Office at the Kotoka International Airport in AccraAccra (AFP) - Two African American survivors of a century-old massacre in the United States were in...

Ghana welcomes survivors of 1921 Tulsa massacre

Tidal partners with Angela Rye on Tulsa Race Massacre special to air on Juneteenth Angela Rye and will premiere Triumph Over Trauma: Black Wall Street Then and Now, a special on the Tulsa Race Massacre set to air on Juneteenth. Also Read: As theGrio has extensively reported over the past few months, May marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the horrific event that saw the destruction of Black Wall Street and the deaths of hundreds of Black people. Angela Rye speaks onstage ...

Anomaly. having worked on capitol hill for several years, working on policy, what role does the federal government play in righting some of these past wrongs? what should we be doing to encourage the federal government to correct these conditions? >> thats a great question. first we have to start with acknowledgment. so often when you hear from the survivors themselves here in tulsa, they just want to be seen, heard, to really see justice. uncle red testified on capitol hill a little over a week...

We have thousands of documents and documentation of what was actually lost, how much it was valued, who actually is owed. if we cannot win such a clear-cut case here in tulsa, oklahoma, then where can we win in this nation? this is a must win, not only for my community and the survivors in tulsa but for the entire african-american community in the united states of america. >> so briefly tell us, where does the lawsuit stand? i know you accompanied mother fletcher and uncle -- her brother whos 10...

“The Legacy of Survival" will be one of the last exhibits shown in the museums current home.

Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa massacre, testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Viola Fletcher is 107 years old, but she can still recall in vivid detail the horror of one night almost a century ago. On May 31, 1921, she was woken up by her terrified parents, who took her and her five siblings and fled their Tulsa home. In the streets, a white mob was attacking the Black community. It was the start of the Tulsa massacre. "I still see...

DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Im David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, in for Terry Gross. Our guest today is Elton John. He personally selected the tracks for a new eight-CD boxset spanning his career. It includes rarities, demos, B-sides and fan favorites. When Terry spoke with him last year, he had just published a new memoir titled "Me," which took stock of his life and career. He wrote about his childhood, becoming a musician, songwriter and performer, how...