June 1, 2021
Long overlooked in the classroom, the Tulsa Race Massacre is getting renewed focus in classrooms across Tulsa, Oklahoma.
SHOW TRANSCRIPT When I first learned about the Tulsa race massacre, all I learned was what happened, said Emily Harris, a teacher at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa.
Harris is a born-and-bred Tulsan. She s now a Tulsa Public Schools teacher. working to ensure the massacre is no longer a footnote in the history books. It s something that brings out emotion and everybody in the classroom and everyone s emotions are going to be different, she said. One thing that we can say that we re when we re all together is that we re all Tulsan s like this is our community that we re learning about.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed efforts to erase the Tulsa Race Massacre from history and, in a passionate speech, made a plea for racial income equality and improved voting rights.
White House WON T say if Biden supports reparations for Tulsa massacre survivors - who demanded $1million each to appear at cancelled memorial with John Legend
The White House declined to say if President Joe Biden supported reparations for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Star-studded memorial scheduled for Monday was canceled over issue
Karine Jean-Pierre didn t answer when asked Biden s thoughts on payments to survivors but reiterated his support for a study on reparations
Memorial featuring Stacey Abrams and John Legend was called off
Three remaining survivors of massacre demanded $1 million each to appear
In Tulsa, Biden to speak on building black wealth and narrowing income gap