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What we know about the lawsuit filed by the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
6 months, 1 week ago

What we know about the lawsuit filed by the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Associated Press  

Attorneys for the two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre said Thursday they will petition the Oklahoma Supreme Court for a rehearing in the case seeking reparations for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. Although the court wrote that the plaintiff’s grievances about the destruction of the Greenwood district, also …

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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, youngest known survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102
1 year, 2 months ago

Hughes Van Ellis, youngest known survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102

Associated Press  

Hughes Van Ellis, who was the youngest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and who spent his latter years pursuing justice for his family and other descendants of the attack on “Black Wall Street,” has died. After the war, Van Ellis worked as a sharecropper and went on to raise seven children, all in the shadow of the Tulsa …

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Oklahoma’s high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors
1 year, 4 months ago

Oklahoma’s high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors

LA Times  

In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Okla. The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after a lower court judge dismissed it last month, giving hope to advocates for racial justice that government may make amends in one of the worst single acts …

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Oklahoma’s high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors
1 year, 4 months ago

Oklahoma’s high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after a lower court judge dismissed it last month, giving hope to advocates for racial justice that government may make amends in one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. “The survivors of the …

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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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Presumed descendants of Tulsa massacre victims can give DNA
2 years, 5 months ago

Presumed descendants of Tulsa massacre victims can give DNA

LA Times  

A group prays during a June 2021 ceremony as remains from a mass grave are reinterred at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, Okla. People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can now provide genetic material to help scientists when they begin trying to identify remains of possible victims. Danny Hellwig, laboratory director with Intermountain …

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Judge lets Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit proceed
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge lets Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit proceed

Associated Press  

An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist rampage who are now over 100 years old and were in the courtroom for the decision. The lawsuit “In public nuisance cases, it is clear either criminal …

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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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‘The foundation of the wealth': Why Black Wall Street boomed
3 years, 6 months ago

‘The foundation of the wealth': Why Black Wall Street boomed

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — In a century-old family story about a teenage aunt who liked to drive her luxury car down the trolley tracks of Tulsa, Kristi Williams still savors a tiny, lingering taste of how different life could have been for all Black Americans after slavery. But Williams, and other descendants of the freed Black people enslaved by Native American …

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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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New York Gallery Hosting A Tulsa Race Massacre Exhibit Is Vandalized With White Paint
3 years, 6 months ago

New York Gallery Hosting A Tulsa Race Massacre Exhibit Is Vandalized With White Paint

NPR  

New York Gallery Hosting A Tulsa Race Massacre Exhibit Is Vandalized With White Paint A New York City art gallery featuring tributes to those who were killed in the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 was vandalized with white paint in what owners have described as hate speech. Black Wall Street Gallery in SoHo said in an Instagram post that either …

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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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Editorial: A century after the Tulsa massacre, we have yet to atone for America’s racism
3 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: A century after the Tulsa massacre, we have yet to atone for America’s racism

LA Times  

If you look at the long history of white violence against Black and other nonwhite people in the United States, the rampage through the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla., 100 years ago today stands out for its brutality. It is of a piece with our founding practice of race-based slavery; with the 1863 riots in which newly draft-eligible white men …

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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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Tulsa massacre documentaries offer deep dive into tragedy
3 years, 6 months ago

Tulsa massacre documentaries offer deep dive into tragedy

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Several documentary filmmakers — some backed by NBA superstars — are shedding light on the historically ignored Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific tragedies in American history. “This has to do with African Americans systematically being run off their land with assets and property being destroyed,” said Stanley Nelson, who co-directed “Tulsa Burning: …

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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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At century mark, Tulsa Race Massacre’s wounds still unhealed
3 years, 6 months ago

At century mark, Tulsa Race Massacre’s wounds still unhealed

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — The Black Wall Street Market is nowhere near Black Wall Street. So, I say it’s time for us to put Black Wall Street out there.” The 6 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 …

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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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