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Tulsa Race Massacre recently celebrated her 107th birthday.  Viola Fletcher was seven-years-old when racist whites unleashed their deadly wrath on the Oklahoma city in June 1921. She celebrated her milestone birthday on May 5, and her special day was also acknowledged by the Greenwood community on Monday. Speaking to Oklahoma State University’s Oral History Research Program in 2014, Fletcher said her secret to longevity was “Sleeping and eating and exercising. It’s no problem with me.” As theGrio previously reported, many died and thousands of Black residents were injured during th...

OWN two-part special to honor pioneers of Black Wall Street Exclusive: The special is set to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Per a recent announcement, OWN is set to air a two-part special honoring the pioneers of Black Wall Street, shedding light on an area of Black history often neglected in mainstream media. The Oprah Winfrey Network has announced a new two-part series set to debut in June. Honoring the 100th Anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, The Legacy of Black Wall Street, “tracks the rise of Black Wall Street in Oklahoma’s Greenwood D...

Woman arrested after being linked to crime via Cheetos residue on teeth Officers discovered a water bottle and a Cheetos bag on the floor near the open window An Oklahoma woman was literally caught red-handed on first-degree burglary complaint charges thanks to Cheetos snack dust. Sharon Carr was arrested on Feb. 26 after police reported an attempted home burglary. While she did not take anything, officers claim she left behind a Cheetos bag. Officials were able to link Carr to the crime by the snack’s residue in her teeth. A mother was home along with her two small children when she calle...

1921 Tulsa Massacre Documentary in development at History Channel 'This is one of many overlooked stories of African Americans in this country that deserves to be told' 1921 Greenwood massacre in Tulsa is coming to The History Channel. The two-hour documentary film, tentatively known as  Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre, will debut this summer 100 years after the tragedy that left Black residents of the economically prosperous community dead after being slaughtered by an angry racist white mob. “The Tulsa Race Massacre was not something I was taught about in school or in any of my hi...