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Greenwood Business Owners Prepare For Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Events

Greenwood Business Owners Prepare For Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Events As Greenwood businesses and event organizers prepare for the Tulsa Race Massacre centennial, they hope people will continue to learn about the massacre even after the weekend. Some Greenwood business owners said the 100th anniversary will be one of the most important things to ever happen in Tulsa. Signs are up and last-minute preparations being made as Tulsa s Greenwood District prepares for a week in the national spotlight. “This is a terrific opportunity for businesses across the city, said Venita Cooper, owner of Silhouette Sneakers & Art. The Black Wall Street Legacy festival will host events Thursday through Monday, including local musicians, speeches, marches, and art unveilings to amplify black Tulsans.

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OWN Debuting 'The Legacy of Black Wall Street' Special On Massacre's 100th Anniversary

By Monique Balcarran Source: OWN Communications / OWN Communications The horrific story of OWN Spotlight: The Legacy of Black Wall Street. The first installment of the two-part special will air on the massacre’s 100th anniversary on Tuesday, June 1, followed by the second episode on Tuesday, June 8 on the network and Discovery+.   According to Deadline, the docuseries will explore the bustling 36-block town of Oklahoma’s Greenwood district up to the deadly attack that left 300 people dead by racists mobs.  It will also connect the stories of past and modern-day pioneers who continue to work to rebuild and heal the traumatized town. 

New Discovery + and OWN Spotlight Special: 'The Legacy of Black Wall Street' on June 1

WN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a new two-part special OWN Spotlight event, “ The Legacy of Black Wall Street” premiering Tuesday, June 1, and Tuesday, June 8 on discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service and will then broadcast in primetime the same evening on OWN at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. “The Legacy of Black Wall Street” tracks the rise of Black Wall Street in Oklahoma’s Greenwood District up until the tragic 1921 Tulsa race massacre that destroyed the 36-block booming business epicenter. The commemorative documentary special shifts the narrative from the massacre itself to amplify the voices of those Black pioneers then who went West to build their American dream, weaving their stories with the inspiring modern-day Black pioneers now who continue the path to healing and rebuilding the rise of the Black community who presently occupy Greenwood.