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...
