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During segregation, North Tulsa and Greenwood was primarily Black and was called Little Africa. But it was home to one of the most prosperous Black communities in history, Black Wall Street.
And on May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob with the support of local law enforcement attacked, burning dozens of homes and buildings and killing an estimated 300 people.
Now 100 years later, a collective of Oklahoma hip-hop artists have released a commemorative project via Motown Records and Black Forum titled Fire in Little Africa.
We are the new Black Wall Street. We are descendants and non-descendants, but we all represent Black Wall Street.
Fire In Little Africa executive producer Stevie Johnson when he arrived in Tulsa in 2019. Ryan Cash/Fivvish/Courtesy of the artist
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Steph Simon (pictured) and fellow rapper Dialtone were among the first artists contacted by
Fire In Little Africa executive producer Stevie Johnson when he arrived in Tulsa in 2019. Ryan Cash/Fivvish/Courtesy of the artist
Motown Records imprint Black Forum released
Fire in Little Africa an album written and recorded by a collective of Oklahoma hip-hop artists last Friday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a violent, racist act that decimated Greenwood, a prosperous Black neighborhood home to what was known as Black Wall Street. At least 37 people were killed that day and thousands more were left homeless. For the artists behind
One Tulsa, LLC and its founder Fred Jones announced details about the multi generational, multi-genre compilation album 1921.The Black Wall Street Music Project.