Hello and welcome to the programme. President biden has been visiting the city of tulsa in oklahoma to mark a century since a white mob attacked a black district killing as many as 300 people. The attack on an affluent black community known as black wallstreet followed an alleged assault on a white teenage girl. President biden has called on all americans to reflect on what he described as the deep roots of racial terror in the country s history. 0ur correspondent gary 0 donoghue reports from tulsa. This is the first time an american president has come to tulsa to acknowledge the horror of the massacre. Local residents showed him around the greenwood cultural centre where he got to meet the only known survivors of that murderous night in 1921 america s worst single act of racial violence in its history. Some injustices are so heinous, so horrific, so grievous they can t be buried, no matter how hard people try. In the light of the tulsa massacre and a year where racial injustice
Top seed novak djokovic wins his opening match for the 17th consecutive year. And the drunken teenager who ended up choosing the wrong house to sleep off his hangover. Hello and welcome to the programme. President biden has spoken of the need for america to fully address what happened in tulsa 100 years ago when hundreds of black people were massacred by a white mob. He said for too long that part of history had been cloa ked in darkness. During a speech at a memorial event in the city, he said that had to change. The president also announced that vice president kamala harris will lead the administration s efforts on voting rights. Republican state lawmakers, across the us, are attempting to introduce voting restrictions which impact many african americans. Gary o donoghue reports from tulsa. This is the first time an american president has come to tulsa to acknowledge the horror of the massacre. Local residents showed him around the greenwood cultural centre where he got to meet t
It is wednesday, june 2nd. It is 5:00 a. M. In new york. Good morning, everyone. President biden starting to pull off the gloves, slowly but forcefully. He is beginning to push forward on several fronts where his restraint until now has frustrated his party, racial inequity, infrastructure, arctic drilling, the remain in it mexico policy. All in just the last few days. And, of course, voting rights. Sfwh at an event commemorating the 100th anniversary on a white mob massacres hundreds of residents in tulsa, biden said he is tapping kamala harris to lead the fight against republican efforts to make it harder to vote. The president vowed to fight like heck to protect voting from gop assault. This second right is under assault with incredible intensity even though i got started as a public defender and civil rights lawyer. With an intensity and aggressiveness that we have not seen in a long, long time. It simply unamerican. Democrats fear biden s low key approach on voting thus far puts f
From milwaukee ended up choosing the wrong house to take an impromptu nap. Hello, i m katty kay in washington. David eades is in london. The wealth gap between black and white americans is shocking. On average, white families are a lot richer than black families. Joe biden wants to close that gap. In tulsa, oklahoma, he will announce new measures. It s the site of the deadliest race massacre in american history. A white mob killed hundreds of black residents, razed 35 city blocks to the ground and wiped out thriving businesses. In a few minutes, president biden will remember the victims of that massacre, and also unveil new efforts by his administration to combat the economic inequality that still exists today. The commitments include a $10 billion community revitalisation fund to target economically under served communities $15 billion in competitive grants for neighbourhoods cut off from investment, and also to use the federal government s immense purchasing power to sign more govern