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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, […]

desctruction of homes and businesses in the Greenwood District

Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre

June 2, 2021 btwuser 0

One hundred years ago, one of the U.S.’s worst incidents of race-based violence occurred: the Tulsa Race Massacre. There were no memorials to those lost. […]

Crime: Policeman gives driver a traffic ticket. Pamela Moore/Getty Images. MHE Canada;MHE USA

More Protests in Tulsa and Charlotte

September 30, 2016 btwuser 0

Last week there were more incidents of police officers in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina involved in the shootings of African Americans suspects. Details […]

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