The whitewashing of Tulsa s Black Wall Street
Tracy Jan, The Washington Post
Jan. 17, 2021
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1of17Redevelopment has come to Tulsa s historically Black Greenwood district, but some Black business owners feel they are being shut out.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
2of17Barista Angel Jamison talks with Yvette Troupe, an owner of the Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge coffee shop, whose name is an homage to the successful Black business district destroyed a century ago.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
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4of17People in Tulsa s historically Black Greenwood district achieved much economic success before 1921. Greenwood was left in ruins after the 1921 massacre.Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less
By: Brooke Griffin
TULSA, Okla. -
The 21 North Greenwood project being built in Tulsa’s Greenwood District has hit a delay after the original completion schedule fell behind.
The construction for the 21 North Greenwood project began in May 2020 and was originally expected to be completed in spring 2021, but project developer Kajeer Yar said that date has been pushed back. He said last spring they decided that it was the right thing to do to donate a corner of their lot to the Greenwood Rising Museum. Yar said the museum needed to be in Greenwood and that is the perfect spot for it.