by Hannibal B. Johnson | Mar 8, 2012 | Article
Hannibal B. Johnson The “Information Age” is now firmly ensconced. We are awash in its brackish, untamed waters, buffeted by waves of data at every turn. As with water, separating out the undesirable contaminants requires a process akin to purification, a kind of...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Mar 5, 2012 | Article
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tulsa, “The Oil Capital of the World,” “The Magic City,” shone brightly at the dawn of the twentieth century. Black gold oozed from Indian Territory soil, land once...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Apr 28, 2011 | Article
May 31, 2011, marks the ninetieth anniversary of the cataclysmic 1921 Tulsa Race Riot (the “Riot”), a defining moment in Tulsa and American history. Despite its significance as the worst so-called race riot in American history, even some Tulsans remain oblivious to...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Apr 1, 2011 | Article
A Tulsa Race Riot Survivor’s Story A PLAY BY HANNIBAL B. JOHNSON Featuring acclaimed actress VANESSA ADAMS-HARRIS as “Big Mama” Big Mama Speaks is based on Hannibal B. Johnson’s book, Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District....
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Feb 6, 2011 | Article
November 5, 2008, newspaper headlines trumpeted the dawn of a new era: “A Nation Changed” (The Bakersfield Californian); “In Our Lifetime” (The Anniston Star); “America Chooses Change” (Tahoe Daily Tribune); and “Obama Wins in Historic Vote” (Record Searchlight), just...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Dec 6, 2010 | Article
By Hannibal B. Johnson The words “law” and “justice,” most often coupled sequentially as “law and justice,” fit together like handmaidens. Historically and strategically, African-Americans have been true believers in the marriage of these concepts. From abolition to...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 26, 2010 | Article
Reprinted from Tulsa World with permission of original author By Staff Reports Published: 8/26/2010 2:27 AM Last Modified: 8/26/2010 6:12 AM Last fall, the Tulsa Area Human Resources Association held its first annual “Return on Inclusion” business...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 13, 2010 | Article
“One might argue the historian is the conscience of the nation, if honesty and consistency are factors that nurture the conscience.” Dr. John Hope Franklin (Race and History, Selected Essays, 1938 – 1988) In life, Tulsa’s hometown hero, Dr. John Hope Franklin,...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jan 22, 2010 | Article
In 1926, the history of persons of African ancestry was largely ignored—not studied; not documented. African presence in America dates back to pre-colonial times, yet it was not until the 20th century that persons of African ancestry took it upon themselves to...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jan 22, 2010 | Article
What I find most remarkable about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is his vision. This champion of social equality and economic parity possessed an unparalleled penchant for timeless, incisive, inspirational prose. More than anyone, Dr. King elevated our discussions of...
