It’s The 103 Anniversary Of The Tulsa Race Massacre: Here’s What You Should Know About The Continued Fight For Reparations

Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images= By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated May 31, 2024

This month marks the 103rd anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the worst instance of racial violence in this country. The two remaining survivors, 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle and 110-year-old Viola Ford Fletcher continue their pursuit of justice over a century later. 

In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was well-known for the Greenwood District and its affluent Black community. The community was

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