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August 6, 1935. (1935-08-06) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Businessman and real-estate developer. Known for. Greenwood District, Tulsa, aka "Black Wall Street". O. W. Gurley (December 25, 1867 – August 6, 1935) was once one of the wealthiest Black men and a founder of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known ...
Greenwood is a historic freedom colony in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As one of the most prominent concentrations of African-American businesses in the United States during the early 20th century, it was popularly known as America's "Black Wall Street". It was burned to the ground in the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, in which a local white mob gathered and ...
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street is a 2021 American documentary film, directed and produced by Salima Koroma. LeBron James serves as an executive producer under his SpringHill Entertainment banner. The film follows the cultural renaissance existing in the Tulsa, Oklahoma district, and investigates the Tulsa race massacre .
The Black Wall Street Times was founded in 2017 by Nehemiah Frank. [1] The paper is named after the historically Black Greenwood District, Tulsa, which is also known as "Black Wall Street." [2] According to NPR, the paper focuses on racial equity issues in Tulsa and seeks to hold public officials accountable.
Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review ...
September 3, 2010. The Tulsa Theater (formerly known as the Brady Theater, Tulsa Municipal Theater, and Tulsa Convention Hall [4]) is a theater and convention hall located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was originally completed in 1914 and remodeled in 1930 and 1952. The building was used as a detention center during the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. [5]
Grammy-winning gospel artist Tamela Mann will soon dazzle in the upcoming star-studded remake of The Color Purple, but she continues to challenge herself and break new ground in all areas of her ...
The Tulsa race massacre, also known as the Tulsa race riot or the Black Wall Street massacre, [12] was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist [13] [14] massacre [15] that took place between May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, some of whom had been appointed as deputies and armed by city government officials, [16] attacked black residents and destroyed homes and ...