The Dream of our ancestors to repair our communities and the nation is under siege– Let’s pledge to continue the fight for justice and repair Source: National Black Cultural Information…
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By Ben Jealous — When Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his…
OKLAHOMA, TULSA — Our clients, Viola “Mother” Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield “Mother” Randle, will file a petition for rehearing with the Oklahoma Supreme Court asking the Court to reconsider its…
Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher are asking the state supreme court to allow their historic lawsuit to proceed. By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian — The two remaining survivors of…
On April 2, State’s High Court to consider whether the survivors, both 109, can continue their fight for justice. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Business Wire) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court will…
Judge Caroline Wall dismissed the Tulsa Race Massacre survivors’ 2020 lawsuit “with prejudice.” By Nakylah Carter, ABC News — Attorney reads statement from Tulsa Race Massacre survivors on lawsuit dismissal…
“We recommend that the City of Tulsa establish a government sanctioned task-force or commission to establish and implement the terms of a reparations program,” the report concluded. By Deon Osborne,…
The oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Massacre is a key witness for a national movement gaining momentum. By Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post — Her mother’s scream awoke the…
Viola Ford Fletcher and her family fled a murderous white mob 102 years ago – today she’s still demanding accountability. By David Smith, The Guardian — Viola Ford Fletcher smiles…
By Scott Neuman, NPR — Shortly after going to work for the Tulsa Historical Society in 2001, Michelle Place recalls historian Richard Warner hefting a large cardboard box atop her…
While the money is welcome, some argue the people and governments who committed the wrongs still need to pay up. By Jesse Washington, Andscape — When a nonprofit organization gave…
By Kim Whiting, TheReporters.org — In Tulsa, Oklahoma, not even Martin Luther King gets south of the tracks. The north side of town encompasses the predominantly Black, low-income neighborhoods and MLK…
