Will Biden Support Reparations For The Tulsa Massacre Survivors? Published June 2nd, 2021 - 07:56 GMT
Survivors Hughes Van Ellis and Viola Fletcher are greeted by Rev. Al Sharpton, and Rev. Jesse Jackson at a rally during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 01, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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The White House declined to say if President Joe Biden supported reparations for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre
The White House on Tuesday declined to say if President Joe Biden supported reparations for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre after a star-studded anniversary memorial was canceled over the issue.
Biden announced plans to build black wealth and narrow racial income gap
Announcement comes ahead of his trip to Oklahoma, to mark 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre
Biden s plan includes ways to increase black home ownership and to help boost small businesses
He will use the power of federal contracts to invest $100 billion over five years into minority-owned businesses by increasing their share of those contracts
Biden will detail his proposal in a speech in Tulsa
He is first president to mark the Tulsa Race Massacre and will meet survivors
President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed efforts to erase the Tulsa Race Massacre from history and, in a passionate speech, made a plea for racial income equality and improved voting rights.
White House WON T say if Biden supports reparations for Tulsa massacre survivors - who demanded $1million each to appear at cancelled memorial with John Legend
The White House declined to say if President Joe Biden supported reparations for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Star-studded memorial scheduled for Monday was canceled over issue
Karine Jean-Pierre didn t answer when asked Biden s thoughts on payments to survivors but reiterated his support for a study on reparations
Memorial featuring Stacey Abrams and John Legend was called off
Three remaining survivors of massacre demanded $1 million each to appear
In Tulsa, Biden to speak on building black wealth and narrowing income gap