Black Wall Street – BTW – Stuff You Should Know

A black-and-white photograph of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, OK. Depicted are cars parked on a street, people walking along shopfronts, and telephone poles.

Revitalizing Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District

March 7, 2024 btwadmin 0

Greenwood is a neighborhood in north Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the early twentieth century, it was referred to as the “Black Wall Street” of America because […]

Building reconstruction in Tulsa, Okla. This part of town was demolished by fire in the race riots of June 1921.

Black History Month: Tulsa, Oklahoma and Black Wall Street

February 22, 2022 btwuser 0

The Tulsa Race Massacre took place just over a hundred years ago. Hundreds of African Americans died, and an entire Oklahoma neighborhood was destroyed. Today, […]