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(NNPA Newswire) – More than a century after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, members of Greenwood’s Vernon AME Church are determined to tell their own stories. Archivists, archeologists and elected ...

In this video, I mark the 101st anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre and explain how media coverage helped protect white supremacy. I walk through what happened in Black Wall Street, the scale of ...

TULSA, Okla. — A groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of a multi-year, nationally funded effort to transform the historic Vernon A.M.E. Church in Tulsa's Greenwood District into a cultural ...

TULSA, Okla. — On Thursday, Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church announced a nationally funded project that will be preserving the church as the only Black-owned property on Greenwood to survive ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Symphony Orchestra is celebrating Black History Month with a special storytelling event. The orchestra will be joined by author Hannibal B. Johnson and Phil Armstrong as they ...

If recognition alone were capable of repairing harm, then the weeks surrounding the Tulsa Race Massacre’s 100th anniversary in 2021 might have begun to make the neighborhood of Greenwood whole.

EXCLUSIVE — Nate Morris says that a staggering contribution by Elon Musk in support of his Republican bid for the Senate in Kentucky "certainly gives us the firepower and the ammo to go the distance, ...

Tulsa celebrates Black History Month this February with a packed lineup centered around honoring the city’s Black heritage and culture. From exploring the powerful legacy of Black Wall Street to ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...

Martin Mourre does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Editor’s note: Danette Mitchell’s column appears in the Sunday print edition of the Vacaville Reporter. About a week ago, mourners across the nation honored the life of Viola Ford Fletcher, ...