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#tulsaracemassacre

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' “The Tulsa race massacre stands out as a civil rights crime unique in its magnitude, barbarity, racist hostility and its utter annihilation of a thriving Black community,” Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general of the DoJ’s civil rights division, said in a statement. '

#TulsaRaceMassacre #Oklahoma #racism #terrorism #USDepartmentOfJustice #CivilRights

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j

The Guardian · DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial reviewBy Adria R Walker
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“The Tulsa race massacre stands out as a civil rights crime unique in its magnitude, barbarity, racist hostility and its utter annihilation of a thriving Black community,” Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general of the DoJ’s civil rights division, said in a statement. “In 1921, white Tulsans murdered hundreds of residents of Greenwood, burned their homes and churches, looted their belongings, and locked the survivors in internment camps.”

#Tulsa #TulsaRaceMassacre
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j

The destruction following the Tulsa race massacre in June 1921
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"The #Justice Department has launched a historic federal review of the 1921 #TulsaRaceMassacre, one of the worst incidents of #racist terror committed against #Black Americans in US #history...

“This is an amazing opportunity for us to make sure that what happened here in #Tulsa is understood for what it was — the largest crime scene in the history of this country,” Simmons said."
washingtonpost.com/nation/2024

News headline, photo with caption, and byline. Headline: Department of Justice launches evaluation of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre The massacre is one of the worst incidents of racist terror committed against Black Americans in U.S. history. Photo with caption: Smoke billows during the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, when mobs killed as many as 300 Black people. (Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress/AP) Byline: By DeNeen L. Brown October 7, 2024 at 11:17 a.m. EDT
#Racism#Terrorism#US
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Court Cantrell will not comply

Y'ALL NEED TO READ THIS. Especially if you're in #Oklahoma!

#Tulsa
#WhiteSupremacistTerrorism
#WhiteSupremacy
#TulsaRaceMassacre
#BlackWallStreetMassacre
#GreenwoodDistrictMassacre

"Despite what supporters of HB 1775 say, education advocates believe teaching history unrestricted can create benefits for the entire classroom. Black students feel valued and their self-esteem increases when they see people who look like them contribute to society....
reckon.news/black-joy/2024/08/

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Reckon News · Meet the Oklahoma activist who’s fighting racist laws with Black historyBy Jonece Starr Dunigan | jdunigan@reckonmedia.com
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Nonilex

“We’re not just establishing a study group,” he said at the news conference, adding that he wants city funds to promote #homeownership “& advance the goal of creating intergenerational wealth” among the massacre’s descendants.

Other states & cities have created groups to decide on #reparations for #Black residents, including #Boston, #DC & #Chicago. A task force established by the #California state legislature recommended billions in reparations last year….

#justice#TulsaRaceMassacre#racism
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Nonilex

Bynum, who will select the cmte members, has previously demurred on the idea of financial #reparations.

In 2020, he told #Tulsa-based TV station that distributing cash payments “divides the community on something that we really need to be united around.” Debate over compensation led to the cancellation of an event commemorating the bloodshed the next year.

On Thurs, Bynum said he wants the cmte to explore types of reparations beyond cash payments.

#justice#TulsaRaceMassacre#WhiteSupremacy
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Nonilex

The cmte’s creation was prompted by a 2023 report by the city that recommended more than a half-dozen types of #reparations. Descendants of victims & #Tulsa residents said #educational opportunities — #scholarships & #tuition assistance — & direct payments were the most crucial, acc/to the report.

The cmte, called the Beyond Apology Commission, will forge a plan for a #HousingEquity prgm meant to benefit survivors, their descendants & residents of North Tulsa…

#justice#TulsaRaceMassacre
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Nonilex

The announcement was followed by news that an #Oklahoma archaeology team had exhumed another set of human remains w/a gunshot wound—a haunting reminder of the mob #violence that ripped through 35 square blocks of what was once a wealthy #Black community. The remains were the 3rd set w/a gunshot wound discovered since scientists began excavating a cemetery in 2020 to identify the #TulsaRaceMassacre’s victims.

#justice #law #racism #WhiteSupremacy #GenerationalWealth #BlackWallStreet #reparations

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Nonilex

A century after #TulsaRaceMassacre, city creates #reparations cmte

A commission will study how reparations could be made to victims of the 1921 #violence, & #Oklahoma archaeologists discover new sets of human remains.

>1 century after one of the worst incidents of #RacialViolence in #US #history left scores of #Black people dead in #Tulsa, mayor announced the city will form a commission to study how reparations could be made to survivors & descendants.

washingtonpost.com/nation/2024

The Washington Post · A century after Tulsa Race Massacre, city creates reparations committeeBy Kyle Melnick
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Via the #AssociatedPress

Attorneys 4 the last 2 remaining survivors of 1921 #TulsaRaceMassacre, #ViolaFletcher, 110, & #LessieBenningfieldRandle, 109, asked #OklahomaSupremeCourt on Tue 2 reconsider case they dismissed last mnth & called on the #Biden admin 2 help the 2 #women seek #justice

In 1 of single worst acts of violence against #Black people in US #history, as many as 300 Black people were killed; more than 1,200 homes, businesses, schools & churches, destroyed

apnews.com/article/tulsa-race-

AP News · Last known survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre challenge Oklahoma high court decisionBy SEAN MURPHY
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Rod Faulkner

The two surviving victims of the 1921 #TulsaRaceMassacre deserve their day *in court.

For more information:

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st

actionnetwork.orgWe don’t want the Oklahoma State Court System to dismiss us again—sign our letter in support of these families finally having their day in court! More than 100 years have passed since local and state-level officials and private white Tulsans committed the devastating acts of violence upon the Black community of Greenwood during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre—75 of those years, the City of Tulsa and other responsible parties worked diligently to hide the egregious and traumatic events that took place on that day. May 31-June 1, 1921 became the bedrock from which violence, pain, and trauma reverberated into present-day North Tulsa, continuing to impact the lives of Black Tulsans, and Survivors and Descendants who have continuously fought for justice. In 2003, more than 200 Survivors and Descendants filed a federal lawsuit seeking reparations and redress for the Massacre and its continuing harms. The court ultimately dismissed their case on the grounds that the statute of limitations had run out. To this day, Survivors and Descendants who continue to live with the ongoing trauma caused by the Massacre have never gotten to have their day in court. That was until we met supporters like you—together, along with our Greenwood Plan, we have the ability to change the trajectory of this history, and our future-forward for our families, Black Tulsans, and Black people across the nation. But it starts here first. It’s been over a decade since our first trial—we want to continue the pursuit of justice that's been sought after by Survivors and Descendants of the Massacre for the last 101 years. Stand with Tulsa Massacre Survivors and descendants—sign our letter in support of these families finally having their day in court!
#BlackFedi#BlackTwitter#blackmastodon
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Flipboard Culture Desk

Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died on Monday at age 102. His great-granddaughter, Anneliese M. Bruner, spoke to The Root about why his experiences are so significant and his death, so devastating. There are now just two living survivors of the massacre — Van Ellis' sisters Viola Ford Fletcher (109) and Lessie Benningfield Randle (108).

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The Root · Tulsa Race Massacre Descendant Talks Death Of Hughes Van Ellis, One Of Its Last Remaining SurvivorsBy Candace McDuffie
#TulsaRaceMassacre#BlackMastodon#BlackHistory
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