continuing struggle with racial justice to mark 100 years since the brutal attack that killed hundreds of black americans and destroyed their thriving neighborhood. biden toured the greenwood community center and met with survivors. he also recommitted his administration s promise to write the wrongs of the past through new programs to combat racial inequality. for much too long, the history of what took place here was told in silence, cloaked in darkness, but just because history is silent, it doesn t mean that it did not take place. my fellow americans, this was not a riot. this was a massacre. we must address what remains the stain on the soul of america. what happened in greenwood was an act of hate and domestic
and we kicked it off with kamala harris yesterday, but, wow, thesete stories are inspiration. there s kamala again. i m so excited for this and it s important. the list is for younger women and we ll tell you why at half past the hour. to the news now, president biden paid tribute to the victims of the deadly tulsa race massacre and addressed the nation s continuing struggle with racial justice. biden toured the greenwood community center and met with survivors to mark 100 years since the brutal attack that killed hundreds of black americans and destroyed their thriving neighborhood. it was the first time a president toured the site of the tulsa attack. biden also recommitted his administration s promise to right the wrongs of the past through new programs to combat racial inequality. for much too long the history of what t took place here was td in silence, cloaked in darkness,
joe biden has become the first sitting us president to visit the city of tulsa in oklahoma, where a century ago, hundreds of black americans were massacred by a white mob. mr biden met the handful of surviving members of the affluent greenwood neighborhood where the killings took place. aid agencies have issued a warning about the plight of syria s refugee children, a decade after the nation descended into civil war. the conflict has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and seen millions more displaced inside syria or forced to flee. a belarusian opposition activist has tried to cut his own throat in a courtroom in protest at his prosecution. he was one of those detained last year in a violent crackdown on dissent after the disputed results of the presidential election. doctors says his life is not in danger. now on bbc news, a former wales
joe biden has become the first sitting us president to visit the city of tulsa in oklahoma, where a century ago, hundreds of black americans were massacred by a white mob. mr biden met the handful of surviving members of the affluent greenwood neighborhood where the killings took place. a belarusian opposition activist has tried to cut his own throat in a courtroom protest at his prosecution. he was one of those detained last year in a violent crackdown on dissent after the disputed results of the presidential election. doctors say his life is not in danger. aid agencies have issued a warning about the plight of syria s refugee children a decade after the nation descended into civil war. the conflict has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and seen millions more displaced inside syria or forced to flee. now on bbc news, hardtalk.
the city of tulsa in oklahoma, where a century ago, hundreds of black americans were massacred by a white mob. mr biden met the handful of surviving members of the affluent greenwood neighborhood where the killings took place. aid agencies have issued a warning about the plight of syria s refugee children, a decade after the nation descended into civil war. the conflict has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and seen millions more displaced inside syria or forced to flee. a belarusian opposition activist has tried to cut his own throat in a courtroom in protest at his prosecution. he was one of those detained last year in a violent crackdown on dissent after the disputed results of the presidential election. doctors says his life is not in danger. now on bbc news, a former wales