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A 1921 photograph of the Greenwood District burning during the Tulsa Race Massacre Photo: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture The Tulsa Race Massacre, a historic example of domestic terrorism during which mobs of white men murdered and injured countless Black citizens and burned down Black-owned businesses in the city’s Greenwood District, has been little studied until recently. This month marks 100 years since the two-day riot, which has been described by contemporary historians as the “single worst incident of racial ...

In Tulsa, an ‘incredible American story’ of Black resilience is finally recognized 100 years after a racial massacre, new city initiatives shine a light on the revitalized Greenwood community. The Tower of Reconciliation rises in John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 25-foot-tall memorial by Ed Dwight tells the history of African Americans’ struggle, and honors early Black leaders in Tulsa.Photograph by Michael Noble Jr.,Tulsa World/AP ByHeather Greenwood Davis At the start of the award-winning television series Watchmen, there’s a three-minute-30-second scen...

The team behind the project has been solidified, and the steps the group needs to take to open the library's doors in summer 2025 are well-defined, said library foundation CEO Ed O'Keefe.

A panorama of design A rendering of the "Ol’ Ball and Chain" swing set from Micah Rosenblatt, which will be at the Brooklyn show "Inside-Out in the Garden." More than 20 designers and studios are in the mix. Duyi Han via The New York Times. NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- In 2019, Joseph Vidich and Kira de Paola, who are metalworkers, first cousins and co-founders of the New York design studio Kin & Co., organized a show on a Brooklyn promenade of creative outdoor furniture, called “Inside-Out.” They didn’t expect to see so many visitors testing the displays and gabbing with strangers, so ...

WHYY By The Beacon at the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center starts in the lobby and continues through the roof. (Emma Lee/WHYY) When the American Bible Society first planned, about six years ago, to put its Faith and Liberty Discovery Center at 5th and Market Streets, it realized what it meant to be located across the street from Independence Mall. The new museum about the religious roots of the nation triangulates itself in relation to the founding documents of American democracy. In the lobby, a sculpture of three pillars spiraling around themselves extends from floor to ceiling, and beyon...