Tulsa Mayor Proposes $100M Trust to Aid Descendants of 1921 Race Massacre

Tulsa mayor launches $105M Greenwood Trust to repair massacre legacy

Monroe Nichols, Tulsa’s first African American mayor, has launched a $105 million private charitable fund created to address the long-term harm caused by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. (Photo Credit: Facebook / Mayor Monroe Nichols) By Stacy M. BrownOn Tulsa Race Massacre Observance Day, recognized June 1, Mayor Monroe Nichols, the city’s first African-American mayor, announced the Greenwood Trust, a $105 million private charitable fund created t…

Bill to Make the Tulsa Race Massacre Site a National Monument Faces Uncertain Future - Oklahoma Watch

Legislation to designate the site of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 as a national monument breezed through the Senate last month, but its path through the House is less certain.The bipartisan effort from Sens. James Lankford and Cory Booker would also establish an advisory commission appointed by the interior secretary that would be made up in part by descendants of massacre victims. At least one House Republican from Oklahoma is hesitant to ou…

Remembering Tulsa: Justice, Reparations, and the Fight for Healing

Last weekend marked the anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 when the thriving Black community in the Greenwood neighborhood was violently attacked by a white mob, killing more than 300 Black residents, as well as destroying many homes and businesses. As of today, neither the two remaining survivors nor anyone else have received compensation for their losses. Click to expand Image Smoke billows after 1921 Race Massacre, Tulsa, Oklahom…

Tulsa Mayor Announces $105 Million Reparations Package for 1921 Race Massacre

The city of Tulsa has announced reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, when white rioters murdered an estimated 300 Black residents of the city’s Greenwood neighborhood, known as Black Wall Street, looting and destroying homes and businesses. A Justice Department report in January concluded the massacre was a “coordinated, military-style attack.” Despite that, no one was ever convicted or held criminally accountable. On Sunday, Tulsa Mayo…

Tulsa Mayor Proposes $100 Million Trust To Help Repair Impact Of 1921 Anti-Black American Massacre

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has introduced a historic $105 million reparations initiative aimed at addressing the generational harm caused by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. Announced on June 1 — now officially recognized as Tulsa Race Massacre Observance Day — the plan is the city’s first major effort to make amends for the destruction of the Greenwood District, once known as Black Wall…

Tulsa Proposes $105M Reparations Plan for 1921 Race Massacre Descendants

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols IV, the city’s first Black mayor, has unveiled a $105 million reparations initiative to address the lasting impacts of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The plan includes funding for affordable housing, historic preservation, scholarships, and small business grants, aiming to revitalize the Greenwood District and support affected communities. The post Tulsa Proposes $105M Reparations Plan for 1921 Race Massacre Descendants…