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The oldest living survivor of the Tulsa massacre stood up in front of the House of Representatives to demand justice ahead of the 100th anniversary of the attack. “I am here seeking justice,” Viola Fletcher, 107, said. “I am here asking my country to acknowledge what happened in Tulsa in 1921.” Fletcher was …

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt was removed from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission after banning the critical race theory from schools. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission, which was formed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the massacre on Black people, slammed the Governor for signing the bill …

The infamous 121 Tulsa Race Massacre, which took place in Tulsa’s affluent Greenwood District, more commonly known as Black Wall Street for its cluster of black-owned businesses and self-reliance, has long been exempt from textbooks. What we know of the massacre was often recounted from first-hand accounts and historian documents. …