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Oklahoma Supreme Court Will Consider Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors
There are only three living survivors from the horrific 1921 attack.
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Tulsa Massacre Survivors Continue Their Fight for Reparations
Survivors and descendants of the Tulsa Race massacre appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court after a lower court dismissed their case last month.
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Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Allowed To Move Forward
“We want [the survivors] to see justice in their lifetime,” says civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons
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2 Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre Arrive in Ghana for Week-Long ‘Dream’ Trip to Africa
While in Ghana, the siblings will meet government officials, visit historic sites and participate in a traditional naming ceremony.
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Tulsa Race Massacre Commemoration Event Canceled Because Reparations Demand for Survivors Was Too High
For Black America, the demand for reparations is always an uphill battle. Even when lawmakers and other elected officials appear to be for reparations, it often seems like they’re only half-in. For example, there’s never any proposed legislation that green lights actual monetary compensation for descendants of slavery; it’s always a commission to examine the…
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Investigators Unearth Mass Grave During Search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Victims
Days after starting the second phase of a months-long search to find the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a forensic team uncovered at least 10 bodies found in an unmarked mass grave. The remains—10 wooden coffins buried in the same large pit—were found in a portion of Oaklawn Cemetery on Wednesday, close to…
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Terence Crutcher Laid to Rest in Tulsa, Okla.
More than 1,000 people came out Saturday night in Tulsa, Okla., to celebrate the life and mourn the tragic death of Terence Crutcher. Crutcher, who was 40 years old, died at the hands of Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby on Sept. 16. Crutcher was unarmed and reportedly had his hands in the air for much…