Tulsa activists are furious at how an Oklahoman government commission is commemorating the Tulsa Massacre — raising millions for a new museum but not a dime towards the cause survivors care about: reparations buzzfeednews.com/article/amberj…
The split over how to mark the attack's 100th anniversary was visible Monday, when the state commission and activists held separate events.
Stacey Abrams and John Legend were set to appear at the state event but backed out after learning about the survivors' frustrations.
Stacey Abrams and John Legend were set to appear at the state event but backed out after learning about the survivors' frustrations.
The other key project from the state commission, a museum about the massacre, is also mired in controversy.
It was built on the mostly white side of the highway that cuts through Tulsa. Activists see it as another episode of under-investment in the city's Black community.
It was built on the mostly white side of the highway that cuts through Tulsa. Activists see it as another episode of under-investment in the city's Black community.
To activists, the commission's failings speak to a broader pattern of officials never taking responsibility for the state's role in the 1921 massacre. And with new attention on the attack, some say it feels like a profit is being made off of Black death.
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