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The Afterlives of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

June 3, 2021June 2, 2021 Rose M. Brewer Activism, Black Power, education, Racial Violence, Resistance

What is it about May and Black death? What is it about Memorial Day when it comes to white racial terrorism

On Public Art, Historical Memory, and Racial Violence

June 2, 2021June 1, 2021 Melanie Chambliss Activism, art, education, race, Resistance

In 1919, two dozen race riots broke out across the United States, and the collective racial terror traumatized Black communities.

The Reconstruction Origins of Black Wall Street

June 1, 2021May 30, 2021 Alexandra E. Stern archives, black protest, race, Resistance, Tulsa

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre targeted and destroyed the city’s prosperous Greenwood District, home to a vibrant economy of Black-owned businesses that

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Healing Historical Racial Trauma

May 31, 2021May 30, 2021 Hannibal B. Johnson black protest, race, Racial Violence, Resistance, white supremacy

The centennial of a defining, defiling moment in Tulsa history, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (“Tulsa Massacre”), May 31 –

Black Women’s Contributions to Hip-Hop Beyond the Mic

May 14, 2021June 5, 2021 Shaun Armstead Gender, hip hop, masculinity, music

When Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard (ODB) adorned his 1995 debut album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version,