1921-2021
Education Initiatives Greenwood Art Project Commemorative Grants Call for Narratives All Projects
1921-2021
1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
 
 

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.

 
 
 
 

LATEST NEWS

LATEST NEWS
Maxine Horner, former Tulsa state legislator, advocate for Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, dies at 88
Maxine Horner, former Tulsa state legislator, advocate for Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, dies at 88

Maxine Horner, a longtime state lawmaker from Tulsa who broke barriers in the 1980s as one of the first Black women elected to the Oklahoma Senate and went on to champion the cause of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, died Sunday. She was 88.

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The Commission's Response to your January 14, 2021, letter to North Tulsa Friends
The Commission's Response to your January 14, 2021, letter to North Tulsa Friends
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Commitment to our American Democracy
Commitment to our American Democracy
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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.

Centennial Commemoration

The Commission is diligently working to organize events in the Greenwood District to celebrate culture throughout the year leading up to 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.

Commemorative Grants Program

Recognizing that the rich and complex story of the Greenwood District cannot be told with one voice, the Commission announced a program to award grants up to $10,000 for events between May 2020 and June 2021 that commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

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.

 
 
 
 

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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