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'Remember & Rise' Tulsa massacre centennial tickets open at midnight

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Tulsa Race Massacre survivors describe horrors, ask lawmakers for help

Previous committee hearing on massacre was 14 years ago
A hearing by the subcommittee in 2007 accompanied legislation that would have allowed victims to pursue legal claims in federal court despite court rulings that claims were barred by the statute of limitations.
That legislation was never approved. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Calif., a member of the subcommittee, said Wednesday that he will introduce similar legislation this week creating a path to seek damages for the death and destruction that occurred on May 31 and June 1 in 1921.
“You may have been taught that when something is stolen from you, you can go to the courts to be made whole — you can go to the courts for justice,” massacre survivor Hughes Van Ellis told the subcommittee on Wednesday.

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From multimedia exhibits to comics panel, artistic events across Oklahoma mark Tulsa Race Massacre centennial

From multimedia exhibits to comics panel, artistic events across Oklahoma mark Tulsa Race Massacre centennial
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OKC school board denounces House Bill 1775 as 'nothing short of racism'

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Members of the Oklahoma City Board of Education unanimously disavowed a new law banning critical race theory from being taught in public schools.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the legislation, House Bill 1775, into law Friday.
All eight members of the school board voted to formally denounce the bill during a meeting Monday evening.
Board member Ruth Veales, who is Black and Native American, said the law aims to quiet conversations on race “in order to protect white fragility.”
“As a district that’s over 80% students of color, this is definitely an insult,” Veales said. “It is a situation that is so egregious to me.”

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OKC school board denounces critical race theory law

OKC school board denounces critical race theory law
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Paula Lewis listens to Sean McDaniel during the Oklahoma City Public School Board meeting Monday, April 12, 2021.
Members of the Oklahoma City Board of Education unanimously disavowed a new law banning critical race theory from being taught in public schools.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the legislation, House Bill 1775, into law Friday.
All eight members of the school board voted to formally denounce the bill during a meeting Monday evening.
Board member Ruth Veales, who is Black and Native American, said the law aims to quiet conversations on race “in order to protect white fragility.”

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MASSACRE REPARATIONS: Discussion over reparations part of healing

Updated: 4:30 PM EDT May 10, 2021
Mecca Rayne
Anchor/Reporter
It's a history so painful most didn't or wouldn’t talk about it.But tough conversations are necessary for the Tulsa Race Massacre. The violence seen that day eventually became the center of several lawsuits. Nearly 100 years ago, horrors befell Tulsa's once-thriving Black community of Greenwood. The victims' stories were fraught with terror and violence, spurred on by racism.During a time when racism was alive and legal, Black Wall Street created a world and walls where Black Oklahomans could thrive. Their own space was able to provide all-important services that outside were nearly impossible to receive without the threat of unfair treatment. So the residents were business owners, doctors, service providers and more. They did well.But that fateful day in 1921 changed everything the community worked so hard to build. Their homes, way of life and peace were demolished. Many lost their lives. What happened remained a secret for years. The magnitude of the violence was so great that victims opted to suppress the details. Eventually, the veil of darkness lifted and the gruesome story came to light. The massacre was revealed.Victims were finally safe enough to share with family and friends and later, the media, what they had witnessed. What once was in Greenwood will never be the same, but many believe reparations for survivors and their families is a start.At one point the city of Tulsa faced a federal lawsuit over the massacre, saying the victims were unable to recover because of racism. The late Johnny Cochran even got on board, agreeing to work on the case for free. But the lawsuit never went anywhere and, 100 years later, reparations remain a goal. "There were five recommendations submitted in 2001 and here we are in 2021 and we have yet to see those recommendations acted upon by the city and by the state," said Phil Armstrong with the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. The case went all the way to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals back in 2001 but was dismissed because of a statute of limitations for monetary damages lawsuits. Sister station KOCO reached out to the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission for comment. "We believe strongly in reparations. Our focus is on the larger scope of reparations, which means repairing past damages and making amends through acknowledgment, apology and atonement. This process is central to racial reconciliation in Tulsa," the commission said. "Reparations, as discussed in the 2001 Final Report of the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921, involve compensation at the individual and community levels, and there are organizations and advocates working diligently for that purpose.""The key element is the Oklahoma guard, state of Oklahoma, city of Tulsa, Tulsa Police Department all found to be complicit — so the reparations that we are really looking at have not been addressed and the role our government agencies had in what took place and there is a place for them to be at the table to release the public domain in terms of resources and funds," Armstrong said. Believing no matter how things play out, the money will come one way or another."Hopefully that will lead the state and city to follow in with that. Sometimes it's a grassroots effort that makes things happen," he said.

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MASSACRE REPARATIONS: Discussion over reparations part of healing

Updated: 3:30 PM CDT May 10, 2021
Mecca Rayne
Anchor/Reporter
It's a history so painful most didn't or wouldn’t talk about it.But tough conversations are necessary for the Tulsa Race Massacre. The violence seen that day eventually became the center of several lawsuits. Nearly 100 years ago, horrors befell Tulsa's once-thriving Black community of Greenwood. The victims' stories were fraught with terror and violence, spurred on by racism.During a time when racism was alive and legal, Black Wall Street created a world and walls where Black Oklahomans could thrive. Their own space was able to provide all-important services that outside were nearly impossible to receive without the threat of unfair treatment. So the residents were business owners, doctors, service providers and more. They did well.But that fateful day in 1921 changed everything the community worked so hard to build. Their homes, way of life and peace were demolished. Many lost their lives. What happened remained a secret for years. The magnitude of the violence was so great that victims opted to suppress the details. Eventually, the veil of darkness lifted and the gruesome story came to light. The massacre was revealed.Victims were finally safe enough to share with family and friends and later, the media, what they had witnessed. What once was in Greenwood will never be the same, but many believe reparations for survivors and their families is a start.At one point the city of Tulsa faced a federal lawsuit over the massacre, saying the victims were unable to recover because of racism. The late Johnny Cochran even got on board, agreeing to work on the case for free. But the lawsuit never went anywhere and, 100 years later, reparations remain a goal. "There were five recommendations submitted in 2001 and here we are in 2021 and we have yet to see those recommendations acted upon by the city and by the state," said Phil Armstrong with the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. The case went all the way to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals back in 2001 but was dismissed because of a statute of limitations for monetary damages lawsuits. Sister station KOCO reached out to the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission for comment. "We believe strongly in reparations. Our focus is on the larger scope of reparations, which means repairing past damages and making amends through acknowledgment, apology and atonement. This process is central to racial reconciliation in Tulsa," the commission said. "Reparations, as discussed in the 2001 Final Report of the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921, involve compensation at the individual and community levels, and there are organizations and advocates working diligently for that purpose.""The key element is the Oklahoma guard, state of Oklahoma, city of Tulsa, Tulsa Police Department all found to be complicit — so the reparations that we are really looking at have not been addressed and the role our government agencies had in what took place and there is a place for them to be at the table to release the public domain in terms of resources and funds," Armstrong said. Believing no matter how things play out, the money will come one way or another."Hopefully that will lead the state and city to follow in with that. Sometimes it's a grassroots effort that makes things happen," he said.

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MASSACRE REPARATIONS: Discussion over reparations part of healing

It’s a history so painful most didn’t or wouldn’t talk about it.But tough conversations are necessary for the Tulsa Race Massacre, whose violence eventually because the center of several lawsuits. By now, you’re aware of the horrors that befell the once-thriving Black community of Greenwood. During a time when racism was alive and legal, Black Wall Street created a world and walls where Black Oklahomans could thrive. Their own space was able to provide all-important services that outside were nearly impossible to receive without the threat of unfair treatment. So the residents were business owners, doctors, service providers and more. They did well.But that fateful day in 1921 changed everything the community worked so hard to build. Their homes, way of life and peace were demolished. Many lost their lives. What happened remained a secret for years. The magnitude of the violence was so great that victims opted to suppress the details. Eventually, the veil of darkness lifted and the gruesome story came to light. The massacre was revealed.Victims were finally safe enough to share with family and friends and later, the media, what they had witnessed. What was and will never be the same, but many believe reparations for survivors and their families is a start.At one point the city of Tulsa faced a federal lawsuit over the massacre, saying the victims were unable to recover because of racism. The late Johnny Cochran even got on board, agreeing to work on the case for free. But the lawsuit never went anywhere and, 100 years later, reparations remain a goal. “There were five recommendations submitted in 2001 and here we are in 2021 and we have yet to see those recommendations acted upon by the city and by the state,” said Phil Armstrong with the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. The case went all the way to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals back in 2001 but was dismissed because of a statute of limitations for monetary damages lawsuits. KOCO 5 reached out to the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission for comment. “We believe strongly in reparations. Our focus is on the larger scope of reparations, which means repairing past damages and making amends through acknowledgment, apology and atonement. This process is central to racial reconciliation in Tulsa,” the commission said. “Reparations, as discussed in the 2001 Final Report of the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921, involve compensation at the individual and community levels, and there are organizations and advocates working diligently for that purpose.”“The key element is the Oklahoma guard, state of Oklahoma, city of Tulsa, Tulsa Police Department all found to be complicit -- so the reparations that we are really looking at have not been addressed and the role our government agencies had in what took place and there is a place for them to be at the table to release the public domain in terms of resources and funds,” Armstrong said. Believing no matter how things play out, the money will come one way or another.“Hopefully that will lead the state and city to follow in with that. sometimes it's a grassroots effort that makes things happen,” he said. In time, hoping the value of the victims is apparent. Financial gain for the lives lost and forever altered. Money not healing the hurt stemming from the massacre but rather helping to manage the pain.KOCO 5 will continue to bring you stories like these as the Tulsa Race Massacre marks its 100-year-anniversary later this month.

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Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial

Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial
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2021 marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre in the Greenwood District, also known as Black Wall Street. In 1921, this area was one of the most affluent black communities in the United States.
On May 31 and the early-morning hours of June 1, 1921, Tulsa exploded. Enraged by rumors a black youth sexually assaulted a white girl, a mob of several thousand white Tulsans orchestrated a violent attack on the Greenwood District. In 12 hours of violence thirty-five square blocks including more than a dozen churches, five hotels, thirty-one restaurants, four drugstores, eight doctorsâ offices, two dozen grocery stores, a public library, and more than a thousand homes were ruined.

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Fans' guide to Minor League Opening Day 2021

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