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People rest their hands in prayer during a Prayer Wall memorial gathering at the AME Church during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on Monday, May 31, in Tulsa, Okla. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images
DRIVING THE DAY
One hundred years ago today, white assailants stormed a prosperous Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla., leaving the area known as a hub of African American entrepreneurship in total ruin and massacring hundreds of Black people. Survivors who saw their family members murdered or businesses torn to bits never saw a penny in compensation and insurance companies declined most of their claims. And for a long time, the horrors of that day were buried.
Governor Inslee says the state will reopen on June 30. But that declaration has been met with a lot of questions and anxiety from Washingtonians. Is it really safe to shed our masks, hug our friends and fill our restaurants? Could we see another surge? Supporting the Governor in his decision to reopen is the secretary of the state Department of Health, Dr. Umair Shah. We turn to him for answers to these questions and many more.
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