Tulsa Race Massacre

Justice for Greenwood team members rejoiced at the news, which comes months after a major legal defeat.

Stories of injustice were kept alive at an event during the Democratic National Convention last week.

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre began after a Black man was accused of assaulting a white woman. The case was later dismissed in court, but historians estimate that up to 300 people died during the riots.

Tulsa officials announced Thursday the city will form a commission to explore how to give reparations to descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

The program, based on a New York Times project, is a pilot. Organizers hope more like it can be arranged elsewhere in the country.

After decades of work, the City of Tulsa says it’s located the first grave of a man who died in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

After the dismissal of their case, attorneys representing survivors Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher want another chance in front of the state’s justices.

"They all prospered." School children on summer break have a Greenwood Cultural Center program and a book to thank as they learn about the history of the neighborhood surrounding them.

In its opinion, the court said the survivors' arguments did not fall within Oklahoma's public nuisance law.

The update follows a third excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery in 2023 that uncovered over 50 unmarked graves.