News Mass Grave Found During Search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre VictimsDerek MajorOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020 by Derek MajorOctober 22, 2020October 22, 202014216 Archeologists in Tulsa, Okla., looking for victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre said on Wednesday they've uncovered more than 10 coffins....
News Bloomberg’s Multibillion-Dollar Plan for Black Economic Justice and EmpowermentSelena HillJanuary 24, 2020January 27, 2020 by Selena HillJanuary 24, 2020January 27, 20203608 Michael Bloomberg traveled to the historic district in Greenwood, OK, to unveil a billion-dollar plan to advance black economic empowerment....
Lifestyle Olivia Hooker, One of the Last Survivors of The Tulsa Race Riot, Dies At 103Selena HillNovember 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by Selena HillNovember 28, 2018November 28, 20181480 Known for surviving one of the most horrific acts of racialized violence in U.S. history and then becoming one of the first black women to...
John Hope Franklin Dead at Age 94Marcia Wade TalbertMarch 25, 2009November 25, 2017 by Marcia Wade TalbertMarch 25, 2009November 25, 2017524 John Hope Franklin, a chronicler of history who also shaped it, died this morning from congestive heart failure. He was 94 years old. “John Hope...
Arts and Culture Surviving the Destruction of Black Wall StreetMarcia Wade TalbertNovember 21, 2008November 28, 2018 by Marcia Wade TalbertNovember 21, 2008November 28, 20182069 On May 21, 1921, what was once the "Black Wall Street" in Oklahoma became the site of one of the most gruesome race riots in...