Stacker used Census data and other sources to explore the history of Black Wall Streets and their legacy in present-day Black ...
The Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK was a thriving, self-sufficient historic Black community known as “Black Wall Street” due ...
Monroe Nichols supports “significant elements” of the measure to recompense the families of Black people killed or left homeless by the 1921 race massacre.
Located in northwestern Tulsa, Okla., the neighborhood was alive with Black political and ... It’s important to keep this history alive. For decades, city officials and media conspired to ...
According to a 2005 report by the National Park Service, on May 30, 1921, a Black teenager named Dick ... An article published in the Tulsa Tribune on the afternoon of May 31 included racist ...
The son of slaves, Ottaway Gurley would become a multi-millionaire and one of the richest African-Americans in the country.
TULSA, Okla. — One organization in Tulsa is working to make it easier to learn about black culture. It's a program called Black History Saturdays ... life on Black Wall Street on Saturday.
TULSA, Okla. — Black History Saturdays returned to Tulsa for their kickoff event during Black History Month. Black History Saturdays is a free program that teaches Black history to both ...
The mayor of Tulsa announced this week ... putting the city one step closer toward recompensing the families of thousands of Black residents who were killed or left homeless during one of the ...