Tulsa Race Massacre: Committee To Assess Reparations [Video]

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ictims of the painful Tulsa Race Massacre may soon be able to receive reparations.

According to NBC News, officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have created a reparations commission that will seek how to repair harm to residents living in the city’s thriving black district, Greenwood, during the 1921 massacre. On the dreadful day of May 31, 1921, white assailants looted, torched and burned down hundreds of Black-owned homes and businesses in Greenwood. Sadly, around 300 people died during the egregious attack. 

The panel, which has been named the Beyond Apology Commission, coined by Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, will review the Beyond Apology city report published in 2023 and a 2001 state commission report created by state Rep. Don Ross and the late Senator Maxine Horner. Both reports called for financial compensation for the victims of the attack. However, the 2023 report went further, advocating for not just financial restitution but also community and economic development, including housing, land grants, and healthcare …