1921-2021
 

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WELCOME TO GREENWOOD RISING

 
 

Hear from community leaders and advocates about their understanding of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the impact of not being told or taught about this history. Racial Healing starts with truth-telling. Greenwood Rising History Center paves the way to help heal communities and start the journey to Racial Reconciliation.

This incredible video project led by our community partner OCCJ (Oklahoma Center for Community & Justice).
This initiative was led by Sandi Cox with video producer Blake Studdard of Atriacreative (http://www.atriacreative.co/).
We are so grateful to Executive Director Moises Eschiveria for his unwavering support and allyship of this work.

 
 
 

OUR MISSION

 

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission will leverage the rich history surrounding the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by facilitating actions, activities, and events that commemorate and educate all citizens.

The projects of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission will educate  Oklahomans and Americans about the Race Massacre and its impact on the state and Nation; remember its victims and survivors; and create an environment conducive to fostering sustainable entrepreneurship and heritage tourism within the Greenwood District specifically, and North Tulsa generally.

 

CASE FOR REPARATIONS

We believe strongly in reparations. Our focus is on the larger scope of reparations, which means repairing past damages and making amends through acknowledgment, apology, and atonement. This process is central to racial reconciliation in Tulsa.

 
 
 
 

OUR WORK

 

The Commission reflects bi partisan representation from all levels of government and all sectors of the City of Tulsa. We hope to serve as a model for the city, state, and nation by demonstrating unity across racial, religious, and political boundaries and proving that differences create opportunities to learn, build, and work with one another. 

 

Greenwood Rising

Greenwood Rising, the new history center in the Greenwood District being built by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission will be built on land located at the entrance of Greenwood, connected to the Pathway to Hope.


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Greenwood Art Project

The Greenwood Art Project is a Public Art Challenge funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The $1 million grant will fund a public art project and urban planning process that aims to fuel the economic and cultural revitalization of the Greenwood District.


Education Initiatives

With recommendations by the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission, in conjunction with descendants of victims and survivors of the violence, the Oklahoma State Department of Education has developed a curriculum plan for teaching students statewide about the events surrounding the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.


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Centennial Commemoration

The Commission is diligently working to organize events in the Greenwood District to celebrate culture throughout the year leading up to Remember & Rise - the May 2021 Commemoration Event. These events will honor the victims, educate Tulsans and the world about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and show unity across races.


Economic Development

The Commission announced seeks to attract and help sustain additional businesses to the Greenwood District by developing initiatives to recruit and retain minority-owned businesses, partnering with both the existing Greenwood District businesses and funders to provide start-up capital for new businesses, as well as establishing programs to incentivize minority business owners who are interested in relocating their business to the Greenwood District.


Greenwood Beyond

What will the Greenwood District become after the Centennial Celebration? The Greenwood Beyond Grassroots Campaign is working to raise $1,000,000 from local small businesses and community members to continue to legacy. These ongoing efforts will set the foundation of sustainability for the Historic Greenwood District beyond 2021.

 
 

GET EMPOWERED


CONFERENCE REPLAY AVAILABLE

The goal of Economic Empowerment Day is to create a collective focal point for the national conversation on the Racial Wealth Gap and the Inequality in Access to Capital.

Highlights and replay links for the full conference will be available here until September 1st. Let’s continue to support this national conversation on closing the racial wealth gap.

 
 
 

Economic Empowerment Day is co-hosted by Chris Gardner
Author of critically acclaimed "Pursuit of Happyness",
Entrepreneur, Single Parent, Speaker and Philanthropist.

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GREENWOOD ART PROJECT

 

The Greenwood Art Project is an initiative of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre Centennial Commission. Its purpose is to add a cultural component to the many activities and programs the Centennial Commission will host during the centennial year.

The goal of the Greenwood Art Project is to be a catalyst for uniting the city of Tulsa by working with artists, residents, leaders, organizations, and businesses to elevate awareness of Greenwood’s history, focusing on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the once-thriving Black Wall Street. 

The Greenwood Art Project strives to create art that activates the community towards healing from our history, rebuilding, and re-cultivating Greenwood Avenue in the most beautiful and authentic way. 

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BLACK WALL STREET REVISITED

Early in the twentieth century, Tulsa’s African American community, the “Greenwood District,” crafted a nationally-renowned entrepreneurial center.

Segregation confined African-American dollars within this enclave, morphing the 35-blocks into the dynamic business hub of risk-takers and deal-makers into what is now known as Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street.”

 
 
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JOIN THE WORK

Your contribution is critical to our efforts of the Commission. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Fund is administered as a donor-designated fund established for the charitable purpose of community and educational programs and outreach. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law and do not represent payment for goods or services received.

To send a donation by check, please mail to:

Tulsa Community Foundation
ATTN: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Fund
7030 South Yale, Suite 600
Tulsa, OK 74136

Here is additional information about donations. Sponsor an individual campaign.

 
 
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