WATCH “REBUILDING BLACK WALL STREET” ON OWN STARTING FRIDAY, SEP 29, 8 PM CST
The non-profit 1256 Movement that exists to convey reparations to Black families through home building and improvement is featured on Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).
A Theological Anthropology of White Supremacy, Black Suffering, Human Resilience After the 1921 Tulsa Massacre
GREG R. TAYLOR shares five years of doctoral research that led to the founding of the non-profit 1256 Movement.
10 WAYS YOUR SUPPORT IS HEALING TULSA IN 2022
In this article you will find ten ways your support of 1256 Movement is doing reparative justice in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2022. Please share with your friends using social media links and donate today!
November 29, 2022
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A “FREEWILL REPARATION” FOR DESCENDANTS OF 1921 TULSA MASSACRE
When LeRon West asked me for a few moments of my time, I never imagined he would be taking me on a personal tour of Greenwood history.
August 2, 2022
1921 Race Massacre / Black Wall Street / Contractors / electrician / Family stories / Housing / Reparations
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10 WAYS YOUR SUPPORT IS DOING REPARATIONS BY BUILDING HOMES IN 2021
1256 MOVEMENT cares about developing businesses, specifically Black owned businesses in Tulsa. This page is for the purpose of informing donors of 1256 Movement about ongoing business development and contractor education programming of 1256 Movement.
December 27, 2021
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10 STEPS TO BECOMING A RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA
1256 MOVEMENT cares about developing businesses, specifically Black owned businesses in Tulsa. This page is part of the ongoing business development and contractor education programming of 1256 Movement.
July 31, 2021
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Fire in Little Africa (Part 1)
1256 reviews Fire in Little Africa
Dr. Cornel West inspires, confronts and loves Tulsans at 2021 Reconciliation in America National Symposium
Image of Dr. Cornel West is not from the symposium but Robert P. George and Cornel...
May 27, 2021
1921 Race Massacre / Black Lives Matter / Black Theology / Centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre / Cornel West / Racial Ideas / Reparations
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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....
May 27, 2021
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1256 MOVEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE CENTENNIAL AND JUNETEENTH EVENTS
Many important events by key organizations are happening beginning the week before the centennial through Juneteenth....
5 THINGS I LEARNED IN DR. KARLOS K. HILL’S, “THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE: LESSONS AND LEGACIES”
Greg Taylor reflects on what he learned in the course taught by Dr. Karlos K. Hill, “The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Lessons and Legacies.”
Build My Blessing!
In this 1256 Movement video you can hear homeowner Kamaria Clardy share her heart about how it feels to see her 70-year-old home restored to new life for her family. She says, “Thank you 1256 for helping me re-build my blessing. It’s what my family has known, my children have known, what I have known. I am so grateful to keep my blessing!”
1256 MOVEMENT AND REPARATIONS
Greg Taylor describes how it took five years to be convicted about the importance of reparations for racial healing and building the future.
A Change Is Gonna Come
Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke My favorite character in Director Regina King’s movie, “One Night...
How does 1256 Movement work?
REPARATION DONATIONS Public and private citizens give donations to 1256 Movement and also to other entities...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How is 1256 Movement funded?
1256 Movement is a 501c3 tax-exempt corporation funded by private and public donations in order to...
What are 1256 Movement’s Core Values?
Healing the Past We believe healing and forgiveness requires reparations. Reparation is a necessary part of...
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...
What is the 1256 Movement?
1256 Movement is a collection of diverse people who believe that the homes burned down by...
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...
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...
Is there enough quality, affordable housing in Tulsa?
No, there is not enough quality, affordable housing in North Tulsa. The history of this problem...
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...