Nation Oct 01 Justice Department to launch civil rights review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Nation Jul 12 A World War I veteran is the 1st Tulsa Race Massacre victim to be identified in city’s yearslong investigation The identification is the first since the city of Tulsa announced the effort in 2018 to identify victims of the massacre, giving families and descendants of each unmarked burial the recognition they never received more than 100 years ago. By Adam Kemp
Nation Jun 12 Oklahoma’s Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit from last 2 survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre seeking reparations The Oklahoma Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre who were seeking reparations. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Nation Jul 10 Watch 7:06 Okla. judge dismisses restitution lawsuit filed by last survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre An Oklahoma judge threw out a lawsuit seeking financial restitution for the three remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The suit was trying to force the city and others to make amends for the destruction of the once-thriving… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Nation Jun 01 Watch 6:03 Biden makes history with Tulsa visit, pledges to tackle racial wealth gap A century after a storm of racial killing engulfed Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Joe Biden's visit to the city's Greenwood district reflects how the nation is reassessing race relations — past, present and future. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports on…
Jun 01 Watch 7:53 What would reparations for Black Americans look like? An expert does the math Tulsa's history is casting a larger light on the long-term effects of institutional racism, lost opportunities and the toll it all takes on the wealth of Black Americans. The wealth gap is believed to have widened during the pandemic and… Continue watching
Jun 01 WATCH: Biden marks Tulsa race massacre in emotional, graphic speech By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden spoke in Tulsa on Tuesday of the hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago. He said he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation's darkest — and long suppressed —… Continue reading
May 28 Watch 7:15 How art is retelling powerful stories of Tulsa massacre, capturing community’s hopes By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport 100 years ago Monday, a white mob descended on a Black neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing people and burning homes and businesses. The Tulsa massacre, as it came to be known, is being remembered in many ways — one of… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: New York state conducting criminal probe of Trump Organization In our news wrap Wednesday, the New York state attorney general's office opened a criminal probe into former President Trump's business. House Democrats moved to create an independent commission to investigate the Capitol assault on January 6. More pandemic restrictions… Continue watching
May 19 WATCH: Tulsa race massacre survivors, advocates testify before House committee By News Desk and Associated Press In 1921, the “proud, rich, black” community in Tulsa suffered a brutal massacre — up to 300 black Tulsans were murdered by white residents, and a thriving neighborhood of that Oklahoma city burned to the ground. Continue reading