Lessie Benningfield Randle, 108; Viola Fletcher, 109; and Hughes Van Ellis, 102 are HEROES. No group has ever won justice from their oppressors without demanding it, loudly and consistently, and these three aren't done fighting.
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Here & Now currently airing an interview about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 and the 109 year old survivors' last attempt to demand reparations for the families who survived, as not only were businesses and homes destroyed, but Tulsa and Oklahoma have been enriched from tourism due to the massacre. They're currently appealing to the Oklahoma supreme court to have their dismissal overturned.
Taking back the narrative of 'white replacement'...
"White replacement is gangsta [...] The people who want to replace us literally can't live without us. Meanwhile, we're just trying to survive them, while they come up with new dumb ass reasons to fear us."
Like all historical achievements regarding African people in this country, Juneteenth has two sides — one for celebration, and one that painfully shows how systemic racism endures in this capitalist and imperialist country. For those who want to change the world, it is always important to appreciate both sides of that coin in order to remain realistic and optimistic in preparing other possible victories.
May 31, 1921, a prosperous black neighborhood in Tulsa, OK was burned to the ground, killing 300+ black residents of Tulsa. The hidden motivation for this horrific event was jealousy, an African American neighborhood that has become nationally known for its prosperity.
For those who know the 80s R&B group, the GAP Band, they were from Tulsa and named themselves after three prominent streets in what was Black Wall Street, Greenwood, Archer, and Pine - - The GAP Band.
The brutal history of the Ku Klux Klan from its founding in 1865 and its record of murder exposed by TV historian Tony McMahon
Flaming crosses and white hoods are what comes to mind when we hear the words: Ku Klux Klan. Since 1865, this organisation has been responsible for thousands of murders, lynchings, and beatings. It’s tentacles have extended into corridors of power. Two state governors who tried to bring the KKK down saw their own political careers destroyed. So, let’s look back at over 160 years of the Ku Klux…
The fatal shooting of Dr. Preston Phillips, one of the four people killed this week during a shooting at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr.Phillips was more than just a doctor, he was a man who cared deeply about his community.