By Gail H. Marshall Brown, Ph.D.,
Contributing Writer,
Historic photo of 1921 Massacre in Tulsa
When President Joe Biden emphatically stated, from Tulsa, Okla., “My fellow Americans, this was not a riot; this was a massacre,” his audience burst into applause June, 1.
The 46th President of the United States was in Tulsa to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
The May 31, 1921 massacre took place as a white mob violently attacked black residents, destroyed and burned their homes and businesses in the-then prosperous black Greenwood District and business hub known as “Black Wall Street.” After 16 hours of violence, the horrific event left as many as 300 dead, 35 city blocks destroyed and thousands of blacks displaced.
Parents charged after toddler shot; Cleveland County deputies say they lied about it being a drive-by shooting
The sheriff s office says new evidence shows the shot was fired inside, and the parents tried to cover it up Author: Matthew Ablon (WCNC), Brandon Goldner Published: 12:10 PM EDT May 26, 2021 Updated: 5:47 PM EDT May 26, 2021
CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. Cleveland County deputies say the parents of a 2-year-old boy shot in the Lawndale community were actually the ones who shot the child, and not someone driving by.
WCNC Charlotte first reported on the shooting that unfolded before 10 a.m. along Douglas Street on May 9. We first learned the child had been shot in what deputies initially believed was a drive-by shooting. At a press conference later that day, Sheriff Alan Norman said the scene was being treated as such, but noted that possibility could be ruled out in the investigation.