TULSA, Okla. — The former Mayor of Sacramento, California, Kevin Johnson, in partnership with SeedInvest, launched their Black Capital initiative, a collective mission to economically empower African Americans through access to the venture capital industry. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Their first visit, since the initial launch, was Tulsa, Oklahoma — once a black entrepreneurial hub in the […]
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Possible mass grave from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found by researchers | NBC News
Experts in Oklahoma believe they found a mass grave site from the deadly race riots, recently recreated in HBO’s “Watchmen.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Experts at the University of Oklahoma believe they have found a possible mass grave site from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at a city cemetery, although they are unsure how many bodies are […]
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The Mass Graves Of Tulsa (Video) | The Oklahoma Eagle
A century after the destruction of “Black Wall Street,” a city searches for victims.
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Olivia Hooker, Tulsa Race Riot Survivor, Dies At 103 | NPR
Olivia Hooker was one of the last surviving witnesses of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, and was the first African-American woman to join the U.S. Coast Guard.
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‘Black Wall Street’ Being Brought to Life by John Legend and Tika Sumpter
One of the darkest moments in American history is being turned into a series.
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