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How Tulsa's Greenwood Became a Thriving "Black Wall Street"—and What Its Deadly Destruction Means Today

On the centennial of the deadly massacre, locals recall the devastation of Black Wall Street's destruction and what it might take to make it right.

May 28 - Tulsa Race Massacre Sidelined Legacy of Black Wealth in Greenwood

US: Failed Justice 100 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre

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

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

The whitewashing of Tulsa s Black Wall Street Tracy Jan, The Washington Post Jan. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 17 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 3of17 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