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Tulsa’s Black Wall Street could soon become a national monument
More than a century after it was destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the historic Greenwood neighborhood, known as Black Wall Street ... women, and children who were murdered, the more ...
Tulsa mayor backs reparations plan for ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre victims
The mayor of Tulsa announced this week ... attack against the thriving Black community of Greenwood, which became known as ...
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Survivors of Black Wall Street Massacre Challenge Tulsa’s Atonement Strategy
In 1921, a mob of white residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma, including police, burned down the nearly 40-acre African American Greenwood neighborhood known as “Black Wall Street” — then one of the ...
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Revisiting the 100th anniversary of the violent destruction of Black Wall Street
Greenwood continues rebuilding from Tulsa massacre This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Revisiting the 100th anniversary of the violent destruction of Black Wall Street ...
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Tulsa, 100 Years Later: Black Wall Street Remembered
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 of ESSENCE magazine, available on newsstands now. Regina Goodwin, a fourth-generation resident of historic Greenwood, Oklahoma, still ...
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‘Black Wall Street’ Was Burned Down in 1921, but It’s Being Revived
The Black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Okla., was so prosperous at the start of the 20th century that Booker T. Washington, the educator and author, called it Negro Wall Street, which later ...
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Tulsa mayor unveils $105M Black Wall Street trust fund
Standing in the heart of what was once known as Black Wall Street ... of the original destruction and the determination to finally move forward constructively. For Tulsa, this moment carries ...
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4 ways the Black Wall Street Rally honors Tulsa’s legacy
The historic Greenwood District of Tulsa will once again pulse with energy as the 4th Annual Black Wall Street Rally returns ... the area’s past prosperity, destruction, and ongoing ...
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New Historic Marker In Tulsa Pays Tribute To Legacy Of Black Wall Street
More than 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, there is a new marker honoring the legacy of Black Wall Street ... not just the destruction of Greenwood, but the building up of Greenwood ...
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Tulsa's Black Wall Street could become a national monument as efforts persist
The district, also known as Black Wall Street, was the site of ... the tireless efforts of so many in North Tulsa and in our state to make sure our children today and the generations yet unborn ...
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Revisiting the 100th anniversary of the violent destruction of Black Wall Street
The Oklahoman's staff reported on the 100th anniversary of the event that had left the Black Wall Street area of Tulsa devastated. Among the reporters who wrote on the historic event was staff ...