On the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, we asked a cross-section of Oklahoma elected officials two questions: When and how did you first learn of the massacre, and
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On the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre - in which a thriving Black neighborhood was burned to the ground and hundreds of residents were killed by an angry white mob - local and national leaders find themselves grappling with the lasting effects of racial injustice and violence.In Oklahoma, prominent public figures will be on hand this week for the grim 100-year anniversary, including President Biden, members of the Congressional Black.
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The Tulsa City Council announced Friday it would consider a resolution at its upcoming Wednesday meeting that would formally apologize for the past and ongoing harms caused by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and launch a process to evaluate recommendations included in a 2001 state report that included an endorsement of reparation payments.
The resolution, introduced by Councilors Kara Joy McKee, Lori Decter Wright, Mykey Arthrell-Knezek and Council Chair Vanessa Hall-Harper, would apologize not only for those who perpetrated the Massacre but any enforcement of subsequent segregation, discriminatory practices and programs that led to inequities and commit to making tangible amends for policies and practices that have harmed or destroyed communities in North Tulsa.