Robert R.A. Turner (center) draws attention to the 1921 Tulsa massacre every week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Courtesy photo)
On the first Wednesday in May, as the centennial of the Tulsa massacre approached, Robert R. A. Turner stood outside Tulsa City Hall with his megaphone, as he does every week.
“Tulsa, you will reap what you sow, and that which you have done unto the least of these my children, Jesus said, you have done also unto me,” said Turner, 38, the pastor of Historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church. “We come here to say, for your own benefit, you ought to do reparations not tomorrow, not even next week, not next month, not next year, but we demand reparations now!”
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commitment to advance racial justice through the whole of our government and working to root out systemic racism from our laws, policies and our hearts. on monday the tulsa community dedicated a prayer wall at the historic vernon african methodist episcopal church. it was heavily damaged during the massacre but evolved to an emblem of resistance. national leaders find faith leaders for the ceremony. you can t cover over the blood by trying to make a tourist event out of a tragedy. you can t cover over the blood and talk about reconciliation when there s been no conciliation. tulsa was one of more than a dozen from 1863 to 1923,
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