Leaders from the historic Greenwood District said they believe permanent change is necessary to achieve racial justice.
“We got a guilty verdict today, but George Floyd is not coming back,” community organizer Greg Robinson said. “So, when we think about what is needed, we have to understand that preventing these atrocities is what is needed.”
Speakers included Dr. Crutcher of the Terence Crutcher Foundation; Greg Robinson, former Tulsa mayoral candidate and part of MET Cares; and Nehemiah Frank, editor-in-chief of the Black Wall Street Times.
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum also addressed the verdict Tuesday on his Facebook page, saying in part that the verdict is a reminder that accountability will be rendered.
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Calls are mounting for Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) to resign his seat on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission after his role in sowing doubt about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and the insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol. When people show you who you are, believe them the FIRST time! wrote activist Dr. Tiffany Crutcher in a Saturday Facebook post. We will not sing kumbaya in 2021! Sen. James Lankford resign from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission NOW! Sen. Lankford should remove himself from the 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Commission. If he doesn’t, then he should be removed, activist and 2020 Tulsa mayoral candidate Greg Robinson wrote.
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On May 30, hundreds of protesters gathered in the Brookside intersection of South Peoria Avenue and East 36th Street chanting, âNo justice; No peace,â and âWe canât breathe.â
They were marching in response to the Minneapolis Police killing of
George Floyd in a nationwide response to police brutality, including recent officer-involved killings of Black Tulsans. It was a part of the largest global protest movement in history.
That day marked the first of three weeks of protests featuring thousands of Black citizens and their allies marching throughout Tulsa leading up to President