Image of Dr. Cornel West is not from the symposium but Robert P. George and Cornel West speaking with attendees at the Student Pavilion at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Cornel West visited Tulsa virtually but still inspired, confronted, and loved his former hometown in profound ways at the 2021 Reconciliation in AmericaContinue reading “Dr. Cornel West inspires, confronts and loves Tulsans at 2021 Reconciliation in America National Symposium”
Category Archives: Racial Ideas
Isabel Wilkerson and Anneliese M. Bruner present at 2021 Reconciliation in America National Symposium
Isabel Wilkerson Isabel Wilkerson presented to the National Symposium as keynote speaker Wednesday, May 25, 2021. I listened to the audio of Wilkerson’s most recent important book titled, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent. Wilkerson masterfully brings her research, rich metaphors, and personal stories to bear on an astounding claim that was a complete gameContinue reading “Isabel Wilkerson and Anneliese M. Bruner present at 2021 Reconciliation in America National Symposium”
Why do white people continue to ignore the suffering of black people?
How did white people see the suffering of black people in 1921? How do white people see suffering of black people today? What happened in 1921 and how does the event continue to impact black and white Tulsans today? As a white person, I want to increase awareness among white churches that Black Lives MatterContinue reading “Why do white people continue to ignore the suffering of black people?”
How can white people change how we think and act?
Most white people like me simply do not know their own white supremacies. We are like dominant white fish swimming in a sea of supremacy we’ve always known. This work is to unfamilarize that water so as to cause us to notice and examine our social location. Social location analysis of my whiteness began inContinue reading “How can white people change how we think and act?”
Do white and black people need one another?
André Holland, the actor who played Kevin in the Oscar-winning movie, Moonlight, told Terry Gross of the NPR show, “Fresh Air,” that when his school class exchanged valentine cards, a girl returned his with a scrawled note, “I hate you, n—–.”[1] W.E.B. Du Bois in The Souls of Black Folk tells of a similarContinue reading “Do white and black people need one another?”
How can a re-telling of the 1921 Race Massacre change how we act today?
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 by rumors that a Black man raped a White woman in an elevator in downtown Tulsa, a White mob gathered at the Tulsa County Courthouse.Continue reading “How can a re-telling of the 1921 Race Massacre change how we act today?”
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 with churches, banks, groceries, and hotels, such that Booker T. Washington referred to the area as “Black Wall Street.” Whites became jealous of black success.Continue reading “What role did the City of Tulsa play in the 1921 Race Massacre?”
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 estimated 300 black persons were killed in the mob violence. In one day, 10,000 black Tulsans were made homeless by actions of white Tulsans. MoreContinue reading “How many homes were burned down June 1, 1921?”
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 affordable housing units, and that gap has a big impact.” Housing Policy Director Becky Gligo “One-third of Tulsans are actually paying more than one-third ofContinue reading “Is there enough quality, affordable housing in Tulsa?”
What is the 1256 Proof of Concept Phase?
In the Proof of Concept Phase, 1256 Movement and Taylor Homes are purchasing in fill lots, preferring several lots in a row, in order to build the first homes. How will these first homes be financed? 1256 Movement was started in 2020 after the death of Terrel Taylor, a builder in Bartlesville, OK. Nearly 50Continue reading “What is the 1256 Proof of Concept Phase?”