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June 4, 2025

Tusla Mayor Announces $105 Million Reparations Package for 1921 Race Massacre
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The city of Tulsa has announced reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race
Massacre, when white rioters murdered an estimated 300 Black residents
of the city's Greenwood neighborhood, known as Black Wall Street,
looting and destroying homes and businesses. A Justice Department report
in January concluded the massacre was a "coordinated, military-style
attack." Despite that, no one was ever convicted or held criminally
accountable. On Sunday, Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols announced a $105
million reparations package during a ceremony commemorating the
first-ever official Tulsa Race Massacre Observance Day.

Mayor Monroe Nichols: "This is not the age-old battle of Black versus
white or the more contemporary battle of blue versus red. This is about
putting those petty divisions and outdated thinking behind us as we
press on together. This effort is about reconciliation. It is about
repair. It's about renewal, and it's about righteousness."



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