By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY â The centerpiece of the Tulsa Race Massacre centennial, the âRemember and Riseâ observance on Monday, May 31, was abruptly canceled Thursday night with little explanation, but President Biden is still planning on visiting Tuesday, June 1.
âDue to unexpected circumstances with entertainers and speakers, the Centennial Commission is unable to fulfill our high expectations for Monday afternoonâs commemoration event and has determined not to move forward with the event at this time,â the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission said in a statement.
The event was to feature prominent figures including performer John Legend and voting rights activist and former politician Stacey Abrams.
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TULSA The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission is preparing to unveil its primary brick-and-mortar project, Greenwood Rising: The Black Wall Street History Center, on June 2 as one of its numerous events scheduled in the coming days to mark the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.
The $18.6 million, 11,000-square-foot history center is joining several other monuments, memorials and landmarks in the historic Greenwood District that help chronicle the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre. It s an all-inclusive history center that will utilize technology, visuals, photographs, videos, all to encapsulate the history, said Phil Armstrong, project director for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.
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Writing About Greenwood with Quraysh Ali Lansana
7-9 pm for 4 weeks beginning April 27
Registration Fee: $25
Support for this workshop is provided by the Zarrow Foundation
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This course examines the history of Tulsa’s Greenwood District from it’s pre-statehood beginnings to its many renaissances, including the present day. Coined “Black Wall Street” by educator and historian Booker T. Washington, Greenwood was the most economically vibrant Black community in the United States for years, in spite of Oklahoma’s brutal segregation laws. Though that entrenched racial divide continues to exist, Black Wall Street is thriving once again.