(back here where we need you) yeah, we tease him a lot. welcome back, america. it sure is good to see you. my cholesterol is borderline. so i take garlique to help maintain healthy cholesterol safely and naturally. and it s odor free. i m taking charge of my cholesterol with garlique. 100 years ago today the thriving community of greenwood, oklahoma, a foreigner of north tulsa known as black wall street where black business, art and culture flourished became the center of one of the deadliest and destructive race massacres in u.s. history. today a cnn film dreamland: the burning of black wall street takes a look at what happened on that fateful day a century ago. abby phillip joins us now.
president biden just released a proclamation for day of remembrance to mark what happened 100 years ago today in the thriving community of greenwood, oklahoma. a prayer wall was just dedicated at an historic church in that area. a corner of north tulsa, also known as black wall street, where black business, art, culture flourished, became the center of one of the deadliest and most destructive race massacres in american history. and now the new film, cnn s dreamland: the burning of black wall street takes a revealing look at what really happened on greenwood on that tragic day a century ago and our abby phillip has a look at what s being done today to compensate the few remaining survivors of the massacre and the descendents.
where black businesses, entrepreneurs, art, culture thrived. in 18 hours it was destroyed and burned to the ground by a racist mob. historians believe as many as 300 black residents were killed. what do reparations mean to you? reparations, the root was to repair, must have financial compensation to those that suffered the massacre. reporter: with the eyes of the world trained on tulsa, an attorney is fighting back, suing the city for restitution, calling for the massacre centennial commission to give back to victims some of what s been raised. lot of people are starting to understand what happened in tulsa and the magnitude of devastation and destruction. today, white owned businesses and corporations are rapidly developing land in greenwood as black businesses see their presence dwindling through gentrification. across the country, reparations have taken different forms, in evanston, illinois, the city