by Hannibal B. Johnson | Nov 5, 2014 | Article
Mosaic recently published the video below in which I share some thoughts on diversity. Mosaic is the Tulsa Chamber’s diversity business council. The primary focus of the Mosaic council is to create awareness about the competitive advantage of having a diverse and...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 7, 2013 | Article
Join your host, J. Kehaulani Kauanui for a two part program on “Indigenous Politics: From Native New England and Beyond.” The first segment features an interview with attorney Hannibal B. Johnson about his new book, Apartheid in Indian Country?: Seeing Red over Black...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Mar 14, 2013 | Article
I was recently interviewed by Rich Fisher of StudioTulsa, you can listen to the interview here: http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/apartheid-indian-country-seeing-red-over-black-disenfranchisement For more information or to order check out my books on this...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 6, 2012 | Article
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace The Business of Leading Change Hannibal B. Johnson Introduction Each of us is a complex individual. Yes, we are different from one another, sometimes in significant ways. But what we have in common—our shared...
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,...
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...
