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Six cyclists are biking 1,650 miles from Tulsa’s Black Wall Street to Wall Street in New York to raise awareness for racial equity and support Black-owned businesses.
The original Black Wall Street Throughout the Progressive Era, all-Black communities had been the dream for those living under the heel of American racism. But white society wouldn't allow it.
Plan to revitalize former "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ... an airport and more. But on May 31, 1921, a White mob descended on Greenwood – the Black section of Tulsa – burning, ...
The original Black Wall Street . Throughout the Progressive Era, all-Black communities had been the dream for those living under the heel of American racism. But white society wouldn’t allow it ...
On Saturday morning, hundreds of cyclists rode 15 miles around Tulsa. For eight cyclists, this was just the start of a ...
In less than 24 hours, as many as 10,000 White Tulsa residents, many of whom had recently drilled as part of an organized, militaristic “Home Guard,” arrived and systematically destroyed the ...
This year’s Ride for Equity pays tribute to Black Wall Street, ... 1921, when white mobs looted and burned homes and businesses, devastating the community that is still trying to rebuild today.
He credits the Black Wall Street Festival for much of his success. “The first year I attended Black Wall Street, I was alongside 25 vendors. It was a great event, I sold out all of my products.