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Oklahoma City entered into the COVID-19 pandemic with economists warning unemployment could hit 25% and with restaurants and shops closing, resulting in concerns economic recovery might take years.
But as vaccinations began, the infection rate plummeted and the city emerged with one of the country s lowest unemployment rates and a rebounding economy.
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A day-long event as part of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commemoration will focus on economic empowerment and closing the wealth gap between Black and other Americans.
Taking place June 1 at Tulsa s Cox Convention Center and online for those who can t make it in person, Economic Empowerment Day was designed to create a collective focal point for the national conversation on the racial wealth gap and inequality in access to capital.
The event will include interactive sessions to drive change and catalyze the national dialogue for economic justice.
“Hosting an economic empowerment conference of this caliber with a critical focus on closing the Black wealth gap is transformational,” said Phil Armstrong, project director of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. “This discussion is essential to reviving the legacy of Black Wall Street and will help set the course for Black entrepreneurs to establish a legacy of wealth for themselves and ge