says payments to survivors would divide the city. he declined to speak to nbc news. in solidarity with survivors, john legend and stacey abrams backed out of the ceremony. what do you think is the overriding emotion of this weekend? for the mayor, and maybe others, i think, that they are hoping that this will wash over, quickly. and then, it s back to regular business, for them. for myself, for my community, i feel like it s the sunshine coming in. and, you know, shining light on 100 years of oppression and generational trauma. and you feel like you are still carrying it today? oh, without a doubt. reporter: damien s family lost their grocery store in the massacre. he believes black tulsans best hope is to lean on each other for support. we are not rebuilding. so holding my granddaughter right here, it s about the future, not so much about the past. reporter: and rebuild black wall street together, against all odds just as they did in