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Tulsa mayor backs reparations plan for ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre victims

Tulsa's new mayor supports a reparations plan for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and their descendants but has not specified how to address the issue further.
Survivors and descendants of the massacre were previously rejected by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in their efforts for financial amends.
Project Greenwood proposes financial compensation for the last two known living survivors, Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher.
Mayor Monroe Nichols stated he looks forward to implementing significant elements of Project Greenwood to heal the wounds left by the massacre.

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Straight Arrow News

Nonprofit renews push to restore neighborhood after Tulsa Race Massacre

Project Greenwood seeks to restore Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood District, by bringing new investments and connecting with descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The area was once known as "Black Wall Street." A recent review by the DOJ confirmed the attack was executed militarily to destroy the Black community. Tulsa’s mayor supports the new plan. Full Story A nonprofit organization, Justice for Greenwood, is working to revitalize Tulsa, Ok…

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The Washington Post

Tulsa mayor backs reparations plan for ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre victims

Monroe Nichols supports “significant elements” of the measure to recompense the families of Black people killed or left homeless by the 1921 race massacre.

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News 9

Justice for Greenwood unveils ‘Project Greenwood’ to honor Tulsa Race Massacre victims

Justice for Greenwood has launched Project Greenwood, a plan to honor Tulsa Race Massacre victims and descendants through compensation, business programs, and a new trauma center in Greenwood.

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The Black Wall Street Times

"Project Greenwood" reparations package gains Mayor's support

TULSA, Okla.–Justice for Greenwood unveiled a wide-ranging reparations package Tuesday, dubbed “Project Greenwood,” that it wants the City of Tulsa to enact while the two last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre remain alive. In an emailed statement, newly elected Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols signaled support for the initiative. The proposal is based […] The post “Project Greenwood” reparations package gains Mayor’s support appeared f…

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The Independent

Tulsa's new mayor backs 'significant elements' of plan for city to do more over Tulsa Race Massacre

Tulsa’s new mayor on Tuesday backed doing more for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and their descendants but stopped short of saying how he believes the city should further address one of the worst racial attacks in U.S. history. Monroe Nichols, who in November was elected the first Black mayor of Oklahoma’s second-largest city, said in a statement he supports “significant elements” of a broad proposal dubbed Project Greenwood, named for…

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