White people like me have not told the story I’m about to tell. Instead, white people have largely buried Tulsa’s racial history, specifically of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Enraged
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How can a black family be offered a reparation payment if buying an existing house or spec house from a builder?How can a black family be offered a reparation payment if buying an existing house or spec house from a builder?
The cost of the land or a cash payment of $10,000 can be credited back to the buyer at closing.
What are the funding sources for 1256 Movement to help a black individual or family acquire land and build a home?What are the funding sources for 1256 Movement to help a black individual or family acquire land and build a home?
Land Sourcing and Funding1256 is actively working with the city and private sources to acquire land by proxy for 1,256 black individuals or families seeking to build homes in Tulsa
How does a black individual or family acquire land and build a home with 1256 Movement?How does a black individual or family acquire land and build a home with 1256 Movement?
A person wishing to acquire land and build a home can make their wishes known to the leadership of 1256 in any form, from verbal to handwritten note, to our
How is 1256 Movement funded?How is 1256 Movement funded?
1256 Movement is a 501c3 tax-exempt corporation funded by private and public donations in order to pay a land reparation of approximately $10,000 for 1,256 black families as restitution for
What are 1256 Movement’s Core Values?What are 1256 Movement’s Core Values?
Healing the Past We believe healing and forgiveness requires reparations. Reparation is a necessary part of healing. There was once a man named Zacchaeus who lived in Jericho in Israel.
What is the mission and vision of 1256?What is the mission and vision of 1256?
1256 Movement Mission The 1256 Mission is to impact 1,256 low to medium income families in North Tulsa in ten years by building affordable, quality homes black people can own,
What is the 1256 Movement?What is the 1256 Movement?
1256 Movement is a collection of diverse people who believe that the homes burned down by white mobs should be re-built by citizens of Tulsa. Ownership of land and these
What role did the City of Tulsa play in the 1921 Race Massacre?What role did the City of Tulsa play in the 1921 Race Massacre?
In the early 1900s, Tulsa sprung up as an oil town. As Tulsa grew, so did a black neighborhood in Tulsa called Greenwood. Ten thousand black Tulsans thrived in Greenwood
How many homes were burned down June 1, 1921?How many homes were burned down June 1, 1921?
On June 1, 1921 white mobs gathered at the corner of Archer and Greenwood in downtown Tulsa and systematically killed black Tulsans, looted their homes, firebombed Greenwood. The Red Cross
Is there enough quality, affordable housing in Tulsa?Is there enough quality, affordable housing in Tulsa?
No, there is not enough quality, affordable housing in North Tulsa. The history of this problem is rooted in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. “Tulsa needs 3,000 to 4,000 more
What is the rupture that led to the launch of 1256 Movement?What is the rupture that led to the launch of 1256 Movement?
According to the Community Service Council Tulsa Equality Indicators, home ownership for Black Tulsans (32%) is roughly half of home ownership for white Tulsans (57.9%). This disproportionately low level of