The Return on Inclusion Summit, billed as Oklahoma’s largest professional diversity and inclusion conference, is being held virtually this yea…
The oversight committee, however, must consider a temporary gravesite while long-term planning moves forward.
Hughes Van Ellis, 100, of Aurora, Colorado, was only recently identified as a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, officials said. Ellis and f…
The film, produced by Sam Pollard and Joyce Vaughn, was written by Tulsa native Carmen Fields, a journalist and media consultant now based in …
The contest is open to ninth- through 12th-grade students attending public high schools in Tulsa County.
The Rev. Robert Turner, pastor of Vernon AME Church, has suggested some of his church’s property as a possible site for reburial
Several commission members and others had called for Lankford to resign or be removed because of objections he lodged concerning the 2020 pres…
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Essay contest to commemorate 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre centennial, award $5K in scholarships
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The virtual programs will include author events, panel discussions and a curated exhibit titled “TCCL Remembers – Commemorating Tulsa’s Race M…
The Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission is scheduled to launch the cinematic mobile AR experience to allow visitors to experience the pl…
At its zenith, Greenwood featured more than 300 black-owned businesses. Nearly a century later, just 20 businesses there are owned and operate…
Black Tulsa leaders say Lankford compromised the commission by advocating a 10-day delay in certifying the electoral votes in Biden's favor so…
In the 150 days before the massacre's centennial, a coalition is committed to shining a light on one of the darkest days in America's history.…
The application deadline is Feb. 1 for a statewide teacher professional development program sponsored by the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Centennial C…
Scientists looking for human remains from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre want to excavate an area of Oaklawn Cemetery almost five times the size…
This is Tulsa’s opportunity to become what it hopes to be when the world is watching next year.
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary, Oklahoma Baptist University will offer full "1921 Memorial Scholarships" to two Black students in 2…
At the Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge, the commission surprised Eaton with the news his family legacy will be part of an exhibit in Greenwood…
Members of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission gathered Saturday to honor the life of Reuben Everett during a soil collection c…
The grant is the largest contribution to date from a donor not based in Tulsa. Officials say they've raised more than $22 million toward a $30…
State Archeologist Kary Stackelbeck said the team has identified a subsurface anomaly about three times larger than the trench dug Tuesday and…
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Officials said it is too soon to know for certain whether the burials are connected to the 1921 Race Massacre — and that it might be a while b…
The remains of a single person were found intact in a casket in a section of the cemetery researchers believe may contain the bodies of 18 Bla…
An area in the cemetery’s southwest corner has long been identified as a likely resting place for as many as 18 Black men killed in Tulsa’s 19…
The collection, which Gilcrease plans to digitize to make it accessible to the public, includes audio and video interviews with race massacre …
The examination of an area near the west end of Oaklawn Cemetery, 1133 E. 11th St., will begin on Oct. 19. Â
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission's goal is to help people face the past and present and talk out the future, members of the …
The event will begin with a talk by Karlos Hill, chair of the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at OU, and Mechel…
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