Tulsa

The centennial of the massacre attracted international coverage; camera crews, T-shirt vendors, and even a visit from President Joe Biden. It seemed as though all this attention might ensure that history finally, would never be forgotten. But a month later some Tulsans worry that a backlash has begun.

Ignored, erased, silenced… But Greenwood’s trauma from 1921 persists. Resmaa Menakem — a therapist and expert on healing from conflict and violence — explains how generations of people pass down the experiences of historical events, and how racialized trauma affects us all, no matter our skin color. He and KalaLea ask, how might healing happen for the descendants of survivors and perpetrators of the massacre?

What started out as giving friends haircuts in high school turned into a successful profession for Willie Sells. As the owner of Tee's Barber Shop in Greenwood, Sells cuts hair and also provides a safe space for the Black community to gather. His six-decades-long barbering career is a testament to what Black success looks like in Greenwood.

Dwight Eaton is a descendant of a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor. He thought he’d left Tulsa for good after growing up in a still-segregated city. But decades later, he moved back to start Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge, a coffee shop in Greenwood, where he hopes to continue his family’s legacy.

The people beyond Greenwood’s borders ensured that the neighborhood could not prosper for long. To understand how and why, we travel back to the Trail of Tears and the forced resettlement of five Native American tribes. We examine the racist laws and policies that shaped the area.

The music project is not only a marking of the Tulsa Race Massacre's centennial, but also a catalyst for change.

The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre commemorations are winding down, but the neighborhood where it took place, Greenwood, remains forever shaped by the event.

The president met with survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre as the nation pauses to mark the anniversary of an attack that remains one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history.

In 1921, a white mob burned the Greenwood community in Tulsa, known as "Black Wall Street," to the ground.

Stevie Johnson is the executive producer of Fire in Little Africa, a hip-hop album commemorating the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's centennial that honors the city's past, while bridging new communities.