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Descendants Of Tulsa Massacre Victims Skeptical Of DOJ Review
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Descendants Of Tulsa Massacre Victims Skeptical Of DOJ Review

Huff Post  

In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress via Associated Press The Department of Justice announced on Monday a federal review into the two-day racist massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, more than 100 years ago, when white supremacists killed Black civilians while destroying homes and thriving businesses in …

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Of Last Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Seeking Reparations
6 months, 1 week ago

Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Of Last Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Seeking Reparations

Huff Post  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. The nine-member court upheld the decision made by …

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Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses suit from last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations
6 months, 1 week ago

Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses suit from last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations

LA Times  

Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher and another survivor were suing the city with the hope of seeing what their attorney called “justice in their lifetime.” The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make …

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: What was the first sci-fi novel to tackle the concept of artificial intelligence?
7 months, 1 week ago

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: What was the first sci-fi novel to tackle the concept of artificial intelligence?

Daily Mail  

QUESTION What was the first sci-fi novel to tackle the concept of artificial intelligence? AI first appeared in Samuel Butler's novel Erewhon ; however, E.M. Forster's short story The Machine Stops fully explored the idea. E.M. Forster's short story The Machine Stops fully explored the idea of artificial intelligence In The Machine Stops, an environmental catastrophe has left Earth's surface …

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Hughes Van Ellis: One of the last survivors of Tulsa race massacre dies at 102
1 year, 2 months ago

Hughes Van Ellis: One of the last survivors of Tulsa race massacre dies at 102

Hindustan Times  

Oct 10 - One of the last three known Black Tulsans who lived through a 1921 race massacre in the Oklahoma town has died at 102, his family said. Hughes Van Ellis died at 102 Hughes Van Ellis, who sued the city of Tulsa seeking reparations for one of the deadliest acts of racial violence in U.S. history, died on …

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Attorneys for 3 last-known survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre appeal dismissed reparations case
1 year, 4 months ago

Attorneys for 3 last-known survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre appeal dismissed reparations case

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Attorneys seeking reparations for three living survivors of …

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Judge Dismisses Reparations Lawsuit For Tulsa Race Massacre
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge Dismisses Reparations Lawsuit For Tulsa Race Massacre

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. “The city remains committed to finding the graves of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims, fostering economic investment in the Greenwood District, educating future generations …

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Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Associated Press  

An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. “The city remains committed to finding the graves of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims, fostering economic investment in the Greenwood District, educating future generations about the worst …

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Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

LA Times  

In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Okla. An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of …

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Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir
1 year, 5 months ago

Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Being a centenarian hasn’t slowed down Viola Ford Fletcher’s pursuit of justice. In the last couple of years, Fletcher has traveled internationally, testified before Congress and supported a lawsuit for reparations — all part of a campaign for accountability over the massacre that destroyed Tulsa, Oklahoma’s original “Black Wall Street” in 1921, when she was a child. …

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Latest search for Tulsa Race Massacre victims comes to end
2 years, 1 month ago

Latest search for Tulsa Race Massacre victims comes to end

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The latest search for remains of victims of …

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Biden pushes for US voting rights law as restrictions mount
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden pushes for US voting rights law as restrictions mount

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa’s race massacre to make a plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect the right to vote as Republican-led governments in Texas and other states pass new restrictions making it tougher to cast ballots. Biden called out two fellow Democrats in explaining why he hasn’t enacted some of the …

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Hundreds gather at historic Tulsa church’s prayer wall
3 years, 6 months ago

Hundreds gather at historic Tulsa church’s prayer wall

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood on the centennial of the first day of one of the deadliest racist massacres in the nation. Barber, a civil and economic rights activist, said he was “humbled even to stand on this holy ground.” …

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Biden unveils measures to ‘narrow racial wealth gap’
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden unveils measures to ‘narrow racial wealth gap’

Al Jazeera  

The steps aim to stop housing discrimination and support minority-owned businesses on the anniversary of the Tulsa massacre. The administration of United States President Joe Biden announced a series of steps that aim to “help narrow the racial wealth gap and reinvest in communities that have been left behind by failed policies”. The White House announced the measures, which aim …

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100 years after Tulsa race massacre, wounds of Black survivors and descendants are still open
3 years, 6 months ago

100 years after Tulsa race massacre, wounds of Black survivors and descendants are still open

Firstpost  

The six miles between the old and new incarnations of Black Wall Street belie the dire connection that links them: Racial and socioeconomic inequality on Tulsa’s north side has its roots in the 100-year-old atrocity of the Tulsa Race Massacre. So, I say it’s time for us to put Black Wall Street out there.” The six miles between the old …

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Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ 100 years after massacre
3 years, 6 months ago

Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ 100 years after massacre

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood 100 years ago this week, they bypassed the original sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of North Tulsa. The commission that organized the centennial designated Sunday as Unity Faith Day and provided a suggested worship guide that each congregation could adapt, including scriptures, prayers and the singing …

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Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups
3 years, 6 months ago

Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Joi McCondichie is a native of this city, but her life and career in public education kept her away from home for decades. But the alert was issued given the nature of the commemoration and the “volatile threat environment.” McCondichie said her late grandmother, Eldoris McCondichie, was among the survivors in 1921 who streaming out of Greenwood, …

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Oprah shares reading list of 27 books on ‘centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre’
3 years, 6 months ago

Oprah shares reading list of 27 books on ‘centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre’

Hindustan Times  

It was on May 31 and June 1, 1921 that more than 35 square blocks of Black Wall Street or the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States — at that time the wealthiest Black community in US, was destroyed on the ground and from private aircraft by mobs of White residents, many of whom were deputized and given weapons …

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Black fear of Tulsa police lingers 100 years after massacre
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fear of Tulsa police lingers 100 years after massacre

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — There’s been undeniable progress in the relationship between the Tulsa police and the city’s Black community in the past 100 years. “Here in Tulsa, explicitly and specifically, there’s not a really good relationship between law enforcement and the Black community, Black and brown communities,” she said. “This is someone who doesn’t believe — someone who looks like …

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Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups
3 years, 6 months ago

Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events proceed amid hiccups

LA Times  

Joi McCondichie is a native of this city, but her life and career in public education kept her away from home for decades. But the alert was issued given the nature of the commemoration and the “volatile threat environment.” McCondichie said her late grandmother, Eldoris McCondichie, was among the survivors in 1921 who streamed out of Greenwood, also known as …

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In Both Fact And Fiction, The Truth Of Tulsa Is Hard To Stomach
3 years, 6 months ago

In Both Fact And Fiction, The Truth Of Tulsa Is Hard To Stomach

NPR  

In Both Fact And Fiction, The Truth Of Tulsa Is Hard To Stomach Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of Harper Collins Courtesy of Harper Collins In the early 1900s, Greenwood — a Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla. — was a thriving, successful, independent town. There are competing theories as to what ultimately incited what came to be known as …

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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre And What Survivors And Descendants Are Owed
3 years, 6 months ago

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre And What Survivors And Descendants Are Owed

Huff Post  

The Greenwood district is a crime scene. Randle, known as “Mother Randle,” filed a complaint on Sept. 1, 2020, that “seeks to remedy the ongoing nuisance” caused by the massacre and “obtain benefits unjustly received by defendants.” It also names residents of the Greenwood community and members of the predominantly Black area of North Tulsa as “victims of this nuisance.” …

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Century after massacre, Black Tulsans struggle for a voice
3 years, 6 months ago

Century after massacre, Black Tulsans struggle for a voice

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — In the early days of Oklahoma’s statehood, an angry white mob fanned by rumors of a Black uprising burned a thriving African American community in the oil boomtown of Tulsa. “ actually recruited Black people to come to Oklahoma on the theory that Oklahoma was the new promised land for these folks,” said Oklahoma historian Hannibal Johnson, …

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100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, the damage remains
3 years, 6 months ago

100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, the damage remains

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — On a recent Sunday, Ernestine Alpha Gibbs returned to Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church. And not that Black Tulsa ever really recovered from the devastation that took place 100 years ago, when nearly every structure in Greenwood, the fabled Black Wall Street, was flattened -- aside from Vernon AME. “Greenwood proved that if you had assets, you …

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