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Week. it s the first time they asked the question. i think the answer is maybe. possibly. when you think about even centering the narratives. having the commemorations and the concerts and the speakers and the services does little to shrink that gap. when you think about here in tulsa, the black folks are twice as likely to be in poverty. twice as likely to be unemployed. across the country, the typical black family has tenth of what the white family has. we know specific injury from 100 years ago and while it s great to tell the story and do our best to recenter the narratives, folks in this community are hurting. you go to north tulsa and see the lack of resources compared to the downtown and south tulsa where most white folks live, it s glaring and it s shameful and it s, frankly, it s a stain on american history. so i think you re right. it s great we re here and bringing attention to the community and what happened, finally, but i think it does little to really heal the wounds. ....

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