TULSA, Okla. (AP) — 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 ...
It’s been 104 years since one of Tulsa’s darkest days. In 1921, a white mob destroyed the thriving Black community of Greenwood, known as Black Wall Street. 35 blocks filled with homes, businesses, ...
The nonprofit Justice for Greenwood donated $21,000 in funds to churches and a school that were targeted in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a terrorist act carried out by white supremacists. “These ...
Mother Viola Fletcher survived the Tulsa Race Massacre at 7. She spent the next 104 years advocating for survivors of the ...
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsans gathered at the historic Vernon AME Church in Greenwood for a prayer vigil and community rally after the recent gun violence in Tulsa. "We rally here at Vernon Church, not only ...
Viola Fletcher, the oldest known survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111, leaving behind a legacy of ...
Rest never came easily to Viola Ford Fletcher. The horror of what she experienced in Tulsa's Greenwood district in 1921 haunted her dreams.
Ahead of the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre next week, new walking tours of Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District have been organized for Saturday. The tours, a partnership between the ...
Known as "Mother Fletcher," the 111-year-old was just 7 when a two-day attack led by a White mob began in Tulsa's Greenwood ...
Justice for Greenwood has launched Project Greenwood, a plan to honor Tulsa Race Massacre victims and descendants through compensation, business programs, and a new trauma center in Greenwood. TULSA, ...
TULSA, Okla. — The historic Vernon A.M.E Church in Greenwood is getting some major upgrades for the first time in over 60 years. The church announced Thursday they plan to renovate the Faith Hall's ...
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