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The failure by city and state authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to provide comprehensive reparations has compounded the harms of the May 31, 1921 Tulsa race massacre on its upcoming centennial.
Report: Black Business Owners Say They Are Being Shut Out of Black Wall Street Revitalization 100 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre
Amid the revitalization of the business districts in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Black entrepreneurs say they are being shut out of acquiring loans, tax incentives and property in the most desirable regions 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
About $42 million worth of tax incentives and loans intended to fund development in Tulsa’s historic Greenwood district has “largely benefited white-owned firms that won the majority of contracts to develop lucrative parcels closest to downtown,” The Washington Post chronicled in a recent report.
The whitewashing of Tulsa s Black Wall Street
Tracy Jan, The Washington Post
Jan. 17, 2021
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1of17Redevelopment has come to Tulsa s historically Black Greenwood district, but some Black business owners feel they are being shut out.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
2of17Barista Angel Jamison talks with Yvette Troupe, an owner of the Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge coffee shop, whose name is an homage to the successful Black business district destroyed a century ago.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
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4of17People in Tulsa s historically Black Greenwood district achieved much economic success before 1921. Greenwood was left in ruins after the 1921 massacre.Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less