The Black Wall Street Times is a national news publication reporting from Black perspectives and is HQ in Tulsa's Greenwood District.
Dr. Karlos Hill, a historian and professor at the University of Oklahoma’s Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies, is on a mission to deepen public understanding of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Greenwood and mobilize Oklahomans toward justice. His upcoming presentation ...
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Police were summoned but Page refused to press charges. However, by that afternoon, there was already talks of lynching Rowland on the streets of white Tulsa. The tension then escalated after the white newspaper Tulsa Tribune ran a front-page story entitled "Nab Negro for ...
The Tulsa race riot of 1921 was one of the most destructive riots in American history. Prior to the riot, the Greenwood community was among the wealthiest African‐American neighborhoods in the state. Residents of Greenwood had successfully developed their own business infrastructure, and by the ...
For a century, the Tulsa Race Massacre was an ugly part of America’s history that the country did its best to forget. The Greenwood District of Tulsa used to be called “Black Wall Street” — some 35 blocks of Black-owned businesses and banks, hotels,
June 1, 2021, marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. A century ago, a mob attacked the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was then known as “Black Wall Street.” Black Wall Street was one of the most successful African-American communities in the United States...
New digital outlets like the Tulsa-based Black Wall Street Times tell the stories of Greenwood and Black Tulsa. And recent initiatives like Tulsa Remote attract young talent from across the country by providing $10,000 grants to remote workers who move to Tulsa. ...
Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett returns to his hometown of Tulsa to explore the tragic legacy of the 1921 race massacre in the Greenwood district also known as "Black Wall Street." [Emmy winner]NOW PLAYING video NFL 360 | BLACK WALL STREET Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett returns to his ...
According to The Black Wall Street Times, Dr. Jabaan Pasha has been elected to serve as the leader of the branch in Tulsa. He was appointed the medical director for the Tulsa clinic and vice president of Health Equity for the company. In an interview with the outlet, the Tulsa native sp...