Let us pray. Communities of color and those on the margin, we are tired, tired of the racism in our streets and structures, an open against you, taking the lives and denying the dignity of your children. We are called to mourn, to , and made the dead rest. May our acts of solidarity and justice with the living be a died. Al to those who have lord, bless our hurting nation. Bless and give peace to the families of george floyd and lost a son, ae daughter, father, mother, sister, brother, friend. Those who take to our streets to protest injustice. Give him encourage, wisdom, and respect for others. Bless all those who seek justice and peace when we have too little of both. Bless those called upon to protest. Give those in Law Enforcement eight commitment to equal justice for all, respect for the lives and dignity of all those who serve and protect from harm. Bless our leaders, give them wisdom, compassion, a thirst for justice. Help them bring us together to. Dvance bless all who are part
In the 1920s, there was a Strong Black Community here in tulsa called greenwood. These people were the core of black entrepreneurship. People call it The Black Wall Street. Greenwood was like putting harlem, Bourbon Street, and Chocolate City all in one place. But White Tulsans talked about greenwood as Little Africa or [bleep] land. Tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight. Between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a massacre. They were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies by dumping them in mass graves around the city. We have tulsans of an undetermined number who were murdered. It should not have taken 99 years. Anybody who thinks that this crime scene is not going to speak doesnt have the ears to hear. The ancestors are awake and the earth is shaking. I came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade. So thats been, whew, i dont know how many years. My mother is from oklahoma. There was a Strong Black Community in
[applause] thank you so much. My name is arlo haskell, and i am the executive director of the key west literary seminar. [applause] before i get started, let me make just one quick housekeeping announcement. Were going to do the question and answer session a little bit differently today. There will be stationary mics in each aisle, and if you would like to ask a question, you should get up out of your seat and come to the mic and ask your question. When we get to that point. Okay. It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the San Carlos Institute and to the 35th annual key west literary seminar, revealing power the literature of politics. This sunday afternoon session is free and open to the public. This is our gift to the community. And it wouldnt be possible without the gifts that many others have made to us that support our operations throughout the year. Id particularly like to thank peggy whose support makes this free sunday Public Session possible. Thank you. [applause] and in addit
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [applause]. Thank you so much. My name is arlo haskell, and i am the executive director of the key west literary seminar. [applause] before i get started, let me make just one quick housekeeping announcement. Were going to do the question and answer session a little bit differently today. There will be stationary mics in each aisle, and if you would like to ask a question, you should get up out of your seat and come to the mic and ask your question. When we get to that point. Okay. It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the San Carlos Institute and to the 35th annual key west literary seminar, revealing power the literature of politics. This sunday afternoon session is free and open to the public. This is our gift to the community. And it wouldnt be possible without the gifts that many others have made to us that support our operations throughout the year. Id particularly like to thank peggy whose support makes this free sunday Public
The North Carolina governor has to clear the state of emergency and called out the National Guard. Corine speak with naacp mack and artist and activist bree newsome who was i in the reets last night in arlolotte. Tulsasa, okhoma, or thehe community is reeling over video footage showing a white polilice officer shootiting and k killing 40yearold africann american Terence Crutcher while his hands were in the air. This is what we know. We know there was no gun in the car. We know he was unarmed. We know he was moving slow. We knew he did not commit a crime like the new york bomber did who is still alive. We knowll of these things, but my brorother is dead. Amy we willll go to tulsa to speak withth activist marq lewis of we the people oklahoma, then we go back to 1921, the night tulsa burned. It was black wall street a white wench bob marotta through the streets killing hundreds of blacks in a thriving africanamerican business district. Blacks. Army then bombed wall street. We will speak w