Was. And the numbers only sort of do it justice. You had more than 1,000 africanamerican homes and businesses were looted and burned to the ground. 10,000 people were made homeless. To this day, we do not know how many people died in the massacre. But its not just a question of numbers as well too. You know, its not just this many businesses died, you know, what was destroyed were two movie theaters, the dixie and the dreamland. They sat 1,000 people and 750. Two africanamerican newspapers. A dozen churches were burned to the ground. 30 restaurants. 30 grocery stores and meat markets. A hospital. A public school. A library branch. A Post Office Substation was burned as well too. Dress shops, cigar stores, hardware stores, automobiles, on and on and on. And the amount of wealth that was lost, let me give you one other number to think about when we deal with this wealth. So some of you may have seen this, but this week the June Issue of national geographic is arriving in peoples mailboxe
Black entrepreneurship. People call it the black Wall Street. Greenwood was like putting harlem, Bourbon Street, and Chocolate City all in one place. But White Tulsans talked about greenwood as Little Africa or niggerland. Tulsa was a powder keg. Needing only something to set the community alight. Between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a massacre. They were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies. By dumping them in Mass Graves around the city. We have tulsans have an undetermined number who were murdered. It should not have taken 99 years. Anybody who thinks this crime Scene Wont Speak doesnt have the ears to hear. The ancestors are awake and the earth is shaking. I came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade. So thats been, i dont know how many years. My mother is from oklahoma. There was a strong Black Community in tulsa called greenwood. These people were the core of black entrepreneurship. And they would help you get your business started. 19
People call it the black Wall Street. Wood Home Run Greenwood was like this them all in one place. But whites talk about greenwood as Little Africa or niggerland. Tulsa was a Powder Keg. Meaning only something can set the community alight. 100, 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a massacre. They were hate ing to get rid o the bodies by dumping it in Mass Graves around the city. We tulsians the number it murdered, should not have taken 99 years. Anybody who thinks this Crime Scene is not going to speak doesnt have the ears to hear. The ancestors are awake and the earth is shaking. I came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade. So thats been, whoo, i dont know how many years. My mother is from oklahoma. That was a strong Black Community in tulsa called greenwood. These people were the core of black entrepreneurship. They will help you get your business started. People call it the black Wall Street. And when you read the editorials, they would also post events t
Black entrepreneurship. People call it the black Wall Street. Greenwood was like putting harlem, bourbon street, and Chocolate City all in one place. But White Tulsans talked about greenwood as Little Africa or niggerland. Tulsa was a powder keg. Needing only something to set the community alight. Between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a Massacre. They were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies. By dumping them in Mass Graves around the city. We have tulsans have an undetermined number who were murdered. It should not have taken 99 years. Anybody who thinks this crime Scene Wont Speak doesnt have the ears to hear. The ancestors are awake and the earth is shaking. So rough, so tough. For all you people listening, located right here in tulsa, oklahoma. This is where we tell our stories our way. We can be talking about these graves, you know, here in tulsa, oklahoma. Excavation of these graves. What it means to us. I guess ill start with you, chris
That resisting arrest can lead to a violent encounter and you are not surprised that a car can be used as a deadly weapon which is what the d. A. Announced today in his press conference. You are also not surprised that an officer involved shooting, again, while tragic can be justified. But what you were told leading up to this investigation through the media by Andrew Browns familys attorneys was that brown was executed. Execution. People were questioning. Well, what about this . What about that . It was an execution. It was assassination of this unarmed Black Man that is painful. And we are tired. Will assassination, an execution. Thats the kind of inflammatory language thats the kind of lie that burns down cities. But, look, you have become familiar with this story. Lies create reality, facts can never catch up. They can never convince the mob. Its a cycle. First to lie, controls the narrative. Fastest to lie controls the story. Why and how does that keep happening . Im going to come