by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 20, 2020 | Article
“On May 31, 1921, the entire Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was destroyed and hundreds of its Black residents were murdered by a White mob. The massacre and the destruction of the prosperous enclave, dubbed “Black Wall Street,” was the single largest...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 5, 2020 | Article
“The year is 1921. With industry in widespread support of segregation across the United States, it’s no surprise that white-owned newspapers framed their coverage to favor white people and vilify African Americans. According to research from the Oklahoma History...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 5, 2020 | Article
“Considered to be one of the deadliest and most destructive massacres in US history, how did the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre remain a secret to so many for so long? VNN takes a look at a variety of factors that contributed to the silence surrounding the massacre,...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 29, 2020 | Article
“Brenda Alford’s grandparents did not speak to her directly about the horrors of the Tulsa Race Massacre. But after she grew up, she realized she had often overheard conversations about the devastation that began on May 31, 1921, in the Greenwood District and...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 22, 2020 | Article
Here is an article the New York Times did on President Trump’s recent rally in Tulsa Oklahoma, I was interviewed for the piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/us/politics/trump-rally-supporters.html
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 22, 2020 | Article
Listen to the interview on ABC News here: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/trump-rally-backdrop-racial-protests-71368581
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 20, 2020 | Article
“Ottowa W. Gurley knew he would never be a success in the Jim Crow South. Born on Christmas Day 1868 to freed slaves in Huntsville, Alabama, he grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he was largely self-educated. Gurley married his childhood sweetheart, Emma,...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 19, 2020 | Article
“The past few weeks have brought renewed attention to the systemic racism embedded in so many institutions in American society, including those that we rely on to build wealth. There are few events more illustrative of the obstacles black Americans have...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 19, 2020 | Article
“On 9 March 1892, a white mob in Memphis, Tennessee, lynched Thomas Moss and his business partners Will Stewart and Calvin McDowell. The black men died on the altar of capitalism as viewed through a white supremacist lens. Their food store, People’s Grocery, had...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 17, 2020 | Article
“President Donald Trump announced last week the return of his huge, campaign-style rallies. The first will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with reportedly no social distancing required, and was initially set for June 19, the oldest African American holiday. Of all...
