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It's been more than 100 years since white residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma laid waste to a thriving Black community, the Greenwood District, also known as Black Wall Street.
The 2020 killing in Minneapolis ignited a summer of protest and debate about the role of police, but little constructive action. But there are some promising developments.
may marks 102 years since the tulsa race riot. you might not have learned about it in school. a white mob rampaged the greenwood district killing hundreds of black people. viola fletcher was 7 years old. today she is 109 and three known survivors. the massacre destroyed the area known as black wall street as well as links to generation wealth. she pushed for reparations for the families im kt paed. she has testified before congress today or birthday. a judge reportedly will decide next week in the reparations case can move forward. either way, happy birthday to an american hero. i'll see you tonight after the cnn town hall. our coverage ncontinues now abot wolf blitzer. ♪
A forensic anthropologist believes investigators are a step closer to identifying victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre with the discovery of 19 surnames possibly connected to remains excavated from
Some images show day-to-day life in the U.S, while others highlight the darker side of American history. They're sourced from the Smithsonian Open Access archive.
The Tulsa district’s past as a center of wealth for the Black community can serve as a guide for how to regain that level of economic development for minority populations.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh toured Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District recently to learn more about the role that Black entrepreneurs and others in the community played in shaping Tulsa’s early history and to promote principles of economic justice for people of color.