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Why Black Tulsans say politics has failed them Read full article Oops! Tulsa is commemorating the centennial of the 1921 race massacre, a violent incident of racism that almost entirely destroyed the city’s Black community. The events are putting a spotlight on Black Tulsans’ long, painful struggle toward racial equality – a struggle echoed throughout U.S. history in Black communities across the country. Both historically and in today’s political environment, the sense among many Black voters in Tulsa is that neither party really has their interests at heart. “They feel it doesn’t matter either way, Republican or Democrat,” says Mareo Johnson, a local pastor and founder of Black Lives Matter Tulsa. “‘Nothing is going to change in my situation, my circumstance, my surroundings.’” ....
Loading the player. Tulsa is commemorating the centennial of the 1921 race massacre, a violent incident of racism that almost entirely destroyed the cityâs Black community. The events are putting a spotlight on Black Tulsansâ long, painful struggle toward racial equality â a struggle echoed throughout U.S. history in Black communities across the country. Both historically and in todayâs political environment, the sense among many Black voters in Tulsa is that neither party really has their interests at heart. âThey feel it doesnât matter either way, Republican or Democrat,â says Mareo Johnson, a local pastor and founder of Black Lives Matter Tulsa. ââNothing is going to change in my situation, my circumstance, my surroundings.ââ ....
Once a thriving Black community, Greenwood was built on oil and the wealth that springs from its wells. Booker T. Washington had called it Negro Wall Street. But in 1921, a White mob destroyed Greenwood. Fueled by allegations that a Black teenager attacked a White female elevator operator, the mob burned the neighborhood to the ground, killing as many as 300 people and leaving thousands homeless. The local police joined the mob, as did National Guard troops, who attacked what one guard officer reportedly called the enemy. Many of the dead were then dumped into unmarked graves. When 60 Minutes producer Nicole Young and correspondent Scott Pelley set out to tell the story of the Greenwood massacre for this week s broadcast, they visited the Vernon AME Church. In 1921, the mob had burned the church, leaving only its basement intact. Once the smoke cleared, Greenwood residents returned to that basement to resume worship, and as the community rebuilt, the c ....
Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment balcony. The video shows police beating King more than 50 times with their batons. Over 20 officers are present at the scene, mostly from the LAPD. King suffers 11 fractures and other injuries. ....